devisee
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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
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
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 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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