legatee

Varun sees himself as a legatee of his father, Sanjay Gandhi, not his great-grandfather Nehru.

Dividends that are declared after a grant or bequest, though earned before, go to the legatee as income.

A person to whom real estate is given is called a devisee; the receiver of personal property a legatee.

Thus, should a person mentioned as legatee die before the testator, the legacy would be invalid.

Any person may be a devisee or legatee including married women, minors and corporations.

Cesarine, the sole legatee of her lover, received an income of only six hundred livres.