devisee
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The devisee who held the will has heirs.
From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various
If he dies intestate it goes to his heir-at-law, and if he devises the estate it goes to the devisee.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
He did it to oblige my respected uncle, leaving blanks for the name of the devisee, not liking to make a will so very decidedly in favour of his own son.
From The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper
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
The devisee, by the will, acted very strangely about the property.
From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various
