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 Albert Sidney Bolles
And as a first step to the further discussion, as well as for its own sake, I shall briefly state the evidence touching the executor, the heir, and the devisee.
From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes
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
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 Albert Sidney Bolles
The devisee, by the will, acted very strangely about the property.
From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various
