legatee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of legatee
Example Sentences
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She wore white, the color of the suffragette movement, of which Pelosi was a legatee and enormous champion.
From Los Angeles Times
Republicans, after George W. Bush’s presidency, did not flock to him for advice or run as his legatee.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite some obvious gains, we are still pecking away at systemic issues and deep-seated beliefs that have been bequeathed to present-day legatees.
From Seattle Times
Douglass, says Sandefur, was not a conservative but a legatee of “the classical liberalism of the American founding.”
From Washington Post
Under the bill, a couple could pass on up to $22 million in assets without their legatees having to pay the tax.
From Washington Post
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