单词 | donatary |
释义 | donataryn. The donee or receiver of a gift or donation; a donatory n.: spec. in Scots Law. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun] > recipient > of a gift or donation donee1523 donatorya1617 donatee1716 donatary1818 society > law > transfer of property > putting in possession > [noun] > handing over > recipient in law > of donation donee1523 donatorc1575 donatorya1617 donatary1818 1818 H. T. Colebrooke Treat. Obligations & Contracts 252 The giver's preference of the donatary before his heir or presumptive successor. 1861 G. Ross W. Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev. ed.) Donatary..In practice, the term is applied exclusively to the person to whom the Crown makes a gift, as of escheat, ultimus hæres, or the like. 1876 D. Gorrie Summers & Winters in Orkneys ii. 70 One of the ravenous race of crown donataries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1818 |
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