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BNC: 39301 COCA: 46072

legatee

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legatee /ˌlɛgəˈtiː/ noun
plural legatees
legatee
/ˌlɛgəˈtiː/
noun
plural legatees
Learner's definition of LEGATEE
[count] law
: someone who receives money or property from a person who has died遗产继承人
BNC: 39301 COCA: 46072

legatee

noun

leg·​a·​tee ˌle-gə-ˈtē How to pronounce legatee (audio)
: one to whom a legacy is bequeathed or a devise is given

Example Sentences

the couple had no children, so they declared their nephew their only legatee
Recent Examples on the Web Their hosts were Walter Arensberg, a Pittsburgh steel heir, and his wife, Louise Stevens, an even wealthier Massachusetts textile-industry legatee. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 Columbus was not, as is well-known to the ungrateful modern-day legatees of his conquest, a perfect man. John Hirschauer, National Review, 14 Oct. 2019 Under the bill, a couple could pass on up to $22 million in assets without their legatees having to pay the tax. The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 20 Dec. 2017 Under the bill, a couple could pass on up to $22 million in assets without their legatees having to pay the tax. Author: Jeff Stein, Damian Paletta, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2017 But the children of OxyContin, its heirs and legatees, are many and various. Christopher Glazek, Esquire, 16 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of legatee was in 1627
BNC: 39301 COCA: 46072

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