devisee

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

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

And as a first step to the further discussion, as well as for its own sake, I shall briefly state the evidence touching the executor, the heir, and the devisee.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

The devisee who held the will has heirs.

From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various

He was not his heir, nor his devisee; nor was he his enemy.

From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Webster, Daniel

A devise of lands may consist of the entire estate or interest of the testator, or he may give the devisee a lesser interest in them.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney