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legatee

[leg-uh-tee] / ˌlɛg əˈti /
NOUN
beneficiary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
heir recipient
STRONG
assignee devisee donee grantee heiress inheritor payee possessor receiver stipendiary successor
WEAK
almsperson
Antonyms
WEAK
giver payer
NOUN
holder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buyer landowner partner purchaser
STRONG
governor heir heiress heritor keeper master possessor proprietor sharer squire
WEAK
heir-apparent titleholder
Antonyms
STRONGEST
seller
NOUN
owner
Synonyms
STRONGEST
holder landowner partner proprietor
STRONG
governor heir heiress heritor keeper possessor purchaser sharer squire
WEAK
heir-apparent something buyer titleholder
Antonyms
WEAK
leaser renter
NOUN
possessor
Synonyms
STRONG
beneficiary buyer heir heiress holder inheritor laird landlady landlord landowner lessee master occupant occupier partner proprietor proprietress purchaser retainer trustee
Antonyms
STRONG
seller
NOUN
recipient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beneficiary
STRONG
donee heir
WEAK
awardee conferree
Antonyms
WEAK
donor giver

Example Sentences

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No reply had last week been received from Legatee Stalin, but it was indicated that Legatee Roosevelt would yield his $1,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

A lull like the lull of the treacherous sea— For Hate in that moment had sworn to be The Golden Leg's sole Legatee, And that very night to administer!

From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Hood, Thomas

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