distributee

[ dih-strib-yoo-tee ]

noun
  1. Law. a person who shares in a decedent estate.

  2. a person to whom something is distributed.

Origin of distributee

1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; distribute + -ee

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British Dictionary definitions for distributee

distributee

/ (dɪˌstrɪbjʊˈtiː) /


noun
  1. law, mainly US a person entitled to share in the estate of an intestate

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