grantee

[ gran-tee, grahn- ]

/ grænˈti, grɑn- /

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noun

the receiver of a grant.

Nearby words

grant, ulysses s., grant-in-aid, grant-maintained, granta, granted, grantee, granth, grantham, granthi, grantor, grants

Origin of grantee

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at grant, -ee

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Adebiyi is also one of the students going to Uganda to work with ExxonMobil grantee, Solar Sister.
Women | Tools | Technology: Team Uganda's Grassroots Strategies|Daily Beast Promotions|March 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The rights of the grantee are in substance the same as those of the crown in a forest, and do not depend on ownership of the soil.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various
The grantee stepped exactly into the place of the antecessor; he inherited all his rights and all his burthens.
William the Conqueror|Edward Augustus Freeman
If the ward was a female, the grantee disposed of her hand in marriage as well.
Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time|James Gray

In either event, if the debt is unpaid, the mortgagee will foreclose and the grantee will lose the premises.
Commercial Law|Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
The first grantor by mentioning assigns simply enlarged the limits of his grantee's succession.
The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for grantee

grantee

/ (ɡrɑːnˈtiː) /

noun

law a person to whom a grant is made

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grantee

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grantee

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