devisee
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A person to whom real estate is given is called a devisee; the receiver of personal property a legatee.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
He did it to oblige my respected uncle, leaving blanks for the name of the devisee, not liking to make a will so very decidedly in favour of his own son.
From The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper
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
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
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
