legatee

[ leg-uh-tee ]
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noun
  1. a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed.

Origin of legatee

1
1670–80; <Latin lēgāt(us) (see legate) + -ee

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legatee

/ (ˌlɛɡəˈtiː) /


noun
  1. a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed: Compare devisee

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