devisee

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The real assets consisted of those descending to the heir or devised to a devisee, and were at law only liable for specialty debts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

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

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

The devisee, by the will, acted very strangely about the property.

From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various

The devisee who held the will has heirs.

From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various