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

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promisee

The coming short of the greatest promisee, the debasement of the noblest ideals, are among the commonplaces of history.

From Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 by Church, R. W. (Richard William)

On the contrary, if the promise is part of an onerous contract, the promisor is bound in justice and the promisee obtains a strict right.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

In many cases a promisee may incur a detriment without thereby furnishing a consideration.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

And, if the promisee has a right to use force himself for such a purpose, he has a right to secure such co-operative force from others as they are willing to extend.

From Anarchism by Eltzbacher, Paul

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