| 单词 | legatee |
| 释义 | legatee From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishLawlegateeleg‧a‧tee /ˌleɡəˈtiː/ noun [countable]lawSCLGIVE someone who receives money or property from a person who has diedExamples from the Corpuslegatee• Celsus, however, twice refers to the beneficiary as a legatee.• His spinster sister, Alice, lived with him and was his principal legatee.• His niece, who is a little unbalanced, took this very badly, despite the fact she herself was a substantial legatee.• Here too the legatee would be asked to give a guarantee that he would make over the property as requested.• The disposition is interpreted as a trust of which the legatee is trustee.• This is clearly seen if we compare the rights which legatees obtained.From Longman Business Dictionarylegateeleg‧a‧tee /ˌlegəˈtiː/ noun [countable] LAW someone who receives money or property from someone who has diedMarjorie was his sole legatee (=the only one).Origin legatee (1600-1700) legate “to leave after death” ((16-21 centuries)), from Latin legatus; → LEGATE |
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