devisee

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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 Cooper, James Fenimore

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 Wright, Marcus Joseph

The devisee who held the will has heirs.

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

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