legatee

[ leg-uh-tee ]

/ ˌlɛg əˈti /

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noun

a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed.

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Origin of legatee

1670–80; <Latin lēgāt(us) (see legate) + -ee

Words nearby legatee

legal tender, legal weight, Leganés, Legaspi, legate, legatee, legatine, legation, legato, legator, leg before wicket

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How to use legatee in a sentence

Varun sees himself as a legatee of his father, Sanjay Gandhi, not his great-grandfather Nehru.
Gandhi Family Feud|Shoma Chaudhury|April 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Dividends that are declared after a grant or bequest, though earned before, go to the legatee as income.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
A person to whom real estate is given is called a devisee; the receiver of personal property a legatee.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Thus, should a person mentioned as legatee die before the testator, the legacy would be invalid.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

Any person may be a devisee or legatee including married women, minors and corporations.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Cesarine, the sole legatee of her lover, received an income of only six hundred livres.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe

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legatee

/ (ˌlɛɡəˈtiː) /

noun

a person to whom a legacy is bequeathedCompare devisee

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