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Definition of legatee noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

legatee

noun
 
/ˌleɡəˈtiː/
 
/ˌleɡəˈtiː/
(law)
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  1. a person who receives money or property (= a legacy) when somebody dies
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from 15th-cent. legate ‘bequeath’ (from Latin legare ‘delegate, bequeath’) + -ee.
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