devisee
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The real assets consisted of those descending to the heir or devised to a devisee, and were at law only liable for specialty debts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
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 Daniel Webster
Any person may be a devisee or legatee including married women, minors and corporations.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
Or, if the land has been given to a devisee, he can require the executor or administrator to pay the mortgage.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
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