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

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Example Sentences

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promisee

The latter depended wholly on the good faith of the maker since the law had put down self-help which formerly had been available to the promisee.

From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Roscoe Pound

If the act promised becomes unlawful between the making and the execution of the promise, the promise is made void, and the promisee has no ground of complaint against the promiser.

From A Manual of Moral Philosophy by Andrew P. (Andrew Preston) Peabody

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 R. W. (Richard William) Church

From his master's legal capacity a slave derives ability to be promisee in a stipulation.

From The Institutes of Justinian by John Baron Moyle

Hence in the great majority of cases the promisee cannot compel performance in specie.

From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Roscoe Pound

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