devisee

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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

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 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

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 Webster, Daniel

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