devisee
Example Sentences
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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 Wilson, Jennie L. (Jennie Lansley)
The devisee, by the will, acted very strangely about the property.
From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various
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
This body, being a mere voluntary association of individuals, having no corporate existence, was incapable of becoming a devisee of real estate.
From The History of Peru by Beebe, Henry S.
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 Cleveland, Grover
