DEVISEE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does devisee mean? 

• DEVISEE (noun)
  The noun DEVISEE has 1 sense:

1. someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will

  Familiarity information: DEVISEE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEVISEE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("devisee" is a kind of...):

beneficiary; donee (the recipient of funds or other benefits)

Derivation:

devise (give by will, especially real property)