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ˌlɛg əˈtilega·tee
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Princeton's WordNet
legateenoun
someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed
Wiktionary
legateenoun
one who receives a legacy
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Legateenoun
One who has a legacy left him.
Etymology: from legatum, Lat.
If he chance to ’scape this dismal bout,
The former legatees are blotted out. John Dryden, Juvenal.My will is, that if any of the above-named legatees should die before me, that then the respective legacies shall revert to myself. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Legatee
A legatee, in the law of wills, is any individual or organization bequeathed any portion of a testator's estate.
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legatee
A legatee is an individual or organization who receives assets or property as designated in a will; the person or entity that inherits something from a deceased person.
Webster Dictionary
Legateenoun
one to whom a legacy is bequeathed
Etymology: [See Legacy.]
Wikidata
Legatee
A legatee, in the law of wills, is any individual or organization bequeathed any portion of a testator's estate.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Legatee
See Legacy.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of legatee in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of legatee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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