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单词 legatee
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Definition of legatee in English:

legatee

noun ˌlɛɡəˈtiːˌlɛɡəˈti
  • A person who receives a legacy.

    遗产承受人;受遗赠者

    his sister Alice was his principal legatee
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Vanstone dies, and Magdalen, disguising herself as a parlourmaid, penetrates the house of the trustee of his will to find the document which reveals the legatee.
    • A will nominating no heir, but only legatees, i.e. persons who will receive certain objects or rights, is called a codicil.
    • Further, there is no reason why a legatee cannot effectively renounce his entitlement to shares without executing a deed.
    • The duty owed by the solicitors to the specific legatees is not a duty to take care to ensure that the specific legatee receives his legacy.
    • In these respects the ‘charity’ is assimilated to an ordinary individual legatee.
    Synonyms
    beneficiary, inheritor, heir, heiress, recipient, receiver, payee, assignee
    Law devisee, grantee
    Scottish Law heritor

Origin

Late 17th century: from 15th-century legate 'bequeath' (from Latin legare 'delegate, bequeath') + -ee.

Rhymes

absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee

Definition of legatee in US English:

legatee

nounˌleɡəˈtēˌlɛɡəˈti
  • A person who receives a legacy.

    遗产承受人;受遗赠者

    his sister Alice was his principal legatee
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The duty owed by the solicitors to the specific legatees is not a duty to take care to ensure that the specific legatee receives his legacy.
    • In these respects the ‘charity’ is assimilated to an ordinary individual legatee.
    • Further, there is no reason why a legatee cannot effectively renounce his entitlement to shares without executing a deed.
    • A will nominating no heir, but only legatees, i.e. persons who will receive certain objects or rights, is called a codicil.
    • Vanstone dies, and Magdalen, disguising herself as a parlourmaid, penetrates the house of the trustee of his will to find the document which reveals the legatee.
    Synonyms
    beneficiary, inheritor, heir, heiress, recipient, receiver, payee, assignee

Origin

Late 17th century: from 15th-century legate ‘bequeath’ (from Latin legare ‘delegate, bequeath’) + -ee.

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