devisee
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If the widow proves up, title will pass to her; if she dies before proving up and the heirs or devisee make the proof, the title will vest in them, respectively.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland by Cleveland, Grover
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
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
Any person may be a devisee or legatee including married women, minors and corporations.
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
