devisee
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This body, being a mere voluntary association of individuals, having no corporate existence, was incapable of becoming a devisee of real estate.
From The History of Peru by Henry S. Beebe
Devise, in legal usage, is property used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he to whom it is given is called the devisee.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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 Oliver Wendell Holmes
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 Albert Sidney Bolles
The principal part of this large inheritance was devised to Winfield Scott, but, the devisee having married again and had issue, the will was abrogated.
From General Scott by Marcus Joseph Wright
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