obligee

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌɑblɪˈdʒi/ UK /ˌɒblɪˈdʒiː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person to whom another is bound by a contract or legal obligation

The obligee may sue if the bonded contractor fails to perform the work.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person to whom another is... creditor beneficiary

Opposites

obligor

Word family

Related forms oblige obligor obligation obligate

Etymology

From oblige (from Old French obligier, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the suffix -ee denoting the recipient of an action.

obligare Latin ligare Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# obligee

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɑblɪˈdʒi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɒblɪˈdʒiː/

## Meanings
1. a person to whom another is bound by a contract or legal obligation

## Examples
- The obligee may sue if the bonded contractor fails to perform the work.

## Synonyms
- creditor
- beneficiary

## Antonyms
- obligor

## Related Forms
- oblige
- obligor
- obligation
- obligate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: obligare
- Root: ligare

## Etymology
From oblige (from Old French obligier, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the suffix -ee denoting the recipient of an action.

## AI Etymology
Obligee is from oblige (from Old French obligier, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the suffix -ee denoting the recipient of an action. Important recorded forms include obligare (Latin) and ligare (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a person to whom another is bound by a contract or legal obligation. The wider family includes related words such as oblige, obligor, obligation, and obligate.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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