obligee

[ob-li-jee]

noun

Law.
1. a person to whom another is obligated or bound.
2. a person to whom a bond is given.
a person who is under obligation for a favor, service, or benefit.

Origin of obligee

First recorded in 1565–75; oblige + -ee

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Historical Examples of obligee

An obligee of a common money bond can, since the date of the Judicature Act, obtain summary judgment under O. xiv.
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Such a bond, if the obligee has exacted unconscionable terms, may be set aside.
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British Dictionary definitions for obligee

obligee

noun

a person in whose favour an obligation, contract, or bond is created; creditor
a person who receives a bond

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Word Origin and History for obligee

"person to whom another is bound by contract," 1570s, from oblige + -ee.