devisee
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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
If a devisee die before the testator, his heirs shall inherit the amount so devised to him unless from the terms of the will a contrary intent is manifest.
From Legal Status of Women in Iowa by Jennie L. (Jennie Lansley) Wilson
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
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
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
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