noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The person or entity to whom property is devised in a will.
2. 2
   someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

almsmanassigneebeneficiarylegateelegateepensioner

Etymology

From devise + -ee.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.