LEGATEE


Meaning of LEGATEE in English

/ ˌlegəˈtiː; NAmE / noun

( law ) a person who receives money or property (= a legacy ) when sb dies

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from 15th-cent. legate bequeath (from Latin legare delegate, bequeath) + -ee .

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