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Word: Legatee
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from 16th-century legate ‘bequeath’ (from Latin legare ‘delegate, bequeath’) + -ee
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌlɛɡəˈtiː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who receives a legacy
Short Definition:person who receives legacy
Examples:- his sister Alice was his principal legatee
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