/don"euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee, doh"neuh-/ , n. , pl. donatories . Chiefly Scots Law.
a donee of the king, esp. one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
[ 1610-20; donatorius, equiv. to L dona ( re ) (see DONATION) + -torius -TORY 1 ]