单词	legatee
释义	legatee noun leg·​a·​tee ˌle-gə-ˈtē  : one to whom a legacy is bequeathed or a devise is given Synonyms heir heir at law inheritor See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the couple had no children, so they declared their nephew their only legatee Recent Examples on the Web Their hosts were Walter Arensberg, a Pittsburgh steel heir, and his wife, Louise Stevens, an even wealthier Massachusetts textile-industry legatee. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 Columbus was not, as is well-known to the ungrateful modern-day legatees of his conquest, a perfect man. John Hirschauer, National Review, 14 Oct. 2019 Under the bill, a couple could pass on up to $22 million in assets without their legatees having to pay the tax. The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 20 Dec. 2017 Under the bill, a couple could pass on up to $22 million in assets without their legatees having to pay the tax. Author: Jeff Stein, Damian Paletta, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2017 But the children of OxyContin, its heirs and legatees, are many and various. Christopher Glazek, Esquire, 16 Oct. 2017 Word History First Known Use 1627, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition legatee noun le·​ga·​tee ˌle-gə-ˈtē  : one to whom a legacy is bequeathed compare devisee, heir, next of kin, successor legatee noun as in heir a person who has the right to inherit property the couple had no children, so they declared their nephew their only legatee Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance heir inheritor descendant descendent heiress devisee claimant successor beneficiary heir at law coheir assignee grantee scion coheiress heir apparent representative succeeder
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