promiseen.

Brit.

/ˌprɒmᵻˈsiː/, U.S.

/ˌprɑməˈsi/

Forms: 1700s– promisee, 1700s– promissee.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: promise v., -ee suffix¹.

Etymology: < promise v. + -ee suffix¹.

Chiefly Law.

A person to whom a promise is made.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > one who promises or vows > one to whom promise is made

promissary1655

promisee1733

stipulant1880

1733 J. Swift Advice to Freemen Dublin in Wks. (1746) VIII. 199 The Persons..possessed of the sole executive Power.., and Hundreds of Expectants, Hopers, and Promissees.

1785 W. Paley Princ. Moral & Polit. Philos. iii. i. v. 107 The promise is to be performed in that sense in which the promiser apprehended at the time that the promisee received it.

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece II. i. xx. 110 The tie which binds a man to..any special promisee towards whom he has taken the engagement of an oath.

1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) ii. Comm. 203 The payee, promisee, or creditor, is..defined by the class term ‘bearer’ or ‘holder’.

1929 Times 19 July 5/6 Special damage..might mean..damage of a special class which affected the estate as distinct from the person of the promisee.

1969 J. R. Searle Speech Acts (1999) iii. i. 58 A promise is defective is the thing promised is something the promisee does not want done.

1993 W. Vitek Promising iii. 100 Why should a promisee have any stronger claim or certainty to a future that for all of us remains unclear and uncertain?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	promisee
释义	promiseen. Brit. /ˌprɒmᵻˈsiː/, U.S. /ˌprɑməˈsi/ Forms: 1700s– promisee, 1700s– promissee. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: promise v., -ee suffix¹. Etymology: < promise v. + -ee suffix¹. Chiefly Law. A person to whom a promise is made. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > one who promises or vows > one to whom promise is made promissary1655 promisee1733 stipulant1880 1733 J. Swift Advice to Freemen Dublin in Wks. (1746) VIII. 199 The Persons..possessed of the sole executive Power.., and Hundreds of Expectants, Hopers, and Promissees. 1785 W. Paley Princ. Moral & Polit. Philos. iii. i. v. 107 The promise is to be performed in that sense in which the promiser apprehended at the time that the promisee received it. 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece II. i. xx. 110 The tie which binds a man to..any special promisee towards whom he has taken the engagement of an oath. 1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) ii. Comm. 203 The payee, promisee, or creditor, is..defined by the class term ‘bearer’ or ‘holder’. 1929 Times 19 July 5/6 Special damage..might mean..damage of a special class which affected the estate as distinct from the person of the promisee. 1969 J. R. Searle Speech Acts (1999) iii. i. 58 A promise is defective is the thing promised is something the promisee does not want done. 1993 W. Vitek Promising iii. 100 Why should a promisee have any stronger claim or certainty to a future that for all of us remains unclear and uncertain? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1733
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