legatee

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   law: a person or organization that receives a legacy under a will

   The museum was named as the principal legatee in the collector's will.

Formed from legate, ultimately Latin legare ('to bequeath or appoint'), + the recipient suffix -ee. In legal use a legatee receives a legacy of personal property under a will, while devisee traditionally refers to a recipient of real property.

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