devisee
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The devisee, by the will, acted very strangely about the property.
From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various
Devise, in legal usage, is property used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he to whom it is given is called the devisee.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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 Albert Sidney Bolles
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 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
