devisee
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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 Albert Sidney Bolles
The devisee who held the will has heirs.
From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various
If a testator devises mortgaged land, is the devisee or person who receives the land also entitled to the money due from the mortgagor?
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
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
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 Grover Cleveland
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