📖 Definitions of "Legatee"
noun
- 1
One who receives a legacy.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Legatee"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| heirnoun | Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. |
| beneficiarynoun | One who benefits or receives an advantage. |
| residuarynoun | One who receives the residue of an estate. |
| legatarynoun | A legatee. |
| legateeshipnoun | The role or status of legatee. |
| life tenantnoun | (law) The recipient of a life estate. |
| lesseenoun | An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property. |
| assigneenoun | One to whom a thing is assigned. |
| residuary legateenoun | (law) The person to whom the residue of personal estate is bequeathed. |
| bequestnoun | That which is left by will; a legacy. |
| leaseholdernoun | A person who is tenant by holding a lease; a lessee. |
| lienornoun | (law) A lienholder. |
| permitteenoun | (law) One who receives a permit. |
| legacynoun | Something inherited from a predecessor or the past. |
| promiseenoun | (law) A person who receives a promise. |
| landlordnoun | A person that leases real property; a lessor. |
| transfereenoun | A person who is transferred. |
| pernornoun | (law, archaic) A receiver of the profits, as of an estate. |
| loaneenoun | borrower; someone who is loaned something |
| termernoun | (law) One who has an estate for a term of years or for life. |
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