promisee

American  

[prom-uh-see] / ˌprɒm əˈsi /

noun

Law.

1. a person to whom a promise is made.

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promisee British  

/ ˌprɒmɪˈsiː /

noun

1. contract law a person to whom a promise is made See promisor

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Etymology

Origin of promisee

First recorded in 1725–35; promise + -ee

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

promisee

That is, as it is commonly explained, unless the promisee has either conferred a benefit on the promisor, or incurred a detriment, as the inducement to the promise.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Although the holder may sue it in his own name, the maker may offset any demands which he had against the promisee before it was transferred, as in the case of notes not negotiable.

From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.

I cannot believe that, if the letter had been delivered to the promisee and was then snatched from his hands before he had read it, there would be no contract.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

It was the promisee who, in the character of stipulator, put all the terms of the contract into the form of a question, and the answer was given by the promisor.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir

If the promised event does not come to pass, the plaintiff's property is sold to satisfy the damages, within certain limits, which the promisee has suffered by the failure.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell