grantee

[gran-tee, grahn-]

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noun

the receiver of a grant.

Origin of grantee

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

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Examples from the Web for grantee

Contemporary Examples

Adebiyi is also one of the students going to Uganda to work with ExxonMobil grantee, Solar Sister.
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March 8, 2011

Historical Examples

In order to save the premises, the grantee will have to pay the mortgage.
Commercial Law
Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
It is merely a release of the grantor's interest to the grantee.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3
Various
A mortgage should contain the names of the grantor and the grantee.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3
Various
No grantee or his heirs could alienate the land held in fee tail.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.
S. A. Reilly
If the ward was a female, the grantee disposed of her hand in marriage as well.
Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time
James Gray

British Dictionary definitions for grantee

grantee

noun

law a person to whom a grant is made

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for grantee

n.

late 15c., from grant (n.) + -ee.

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Examples from the Web for grantee

Contemporary Examples

Adebiyi is also one of the students going to Uganda to work with ExxonMobil grantee, Solar Sister.

Historical Examples

In order to save the premises, the grantee will have to pay the mortgage.

It is merely a release of the grantor's interest to the grantee.

A mortgage should contain the names of the grantor and the grantee.

No grantee or his heirs could alienate the land held in fee tail.

If the ward was a female, the grantee disposed of her hand in marriage as well.

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Word Origin and History for grantee

n.

Origin of grantee