Legatary

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A legatee.

    "A Legatary in Alternatives has his Choice and Election from the Law it self"

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"A Legatary in Alternatives has his Choice and Election from the Law it self"

Etymology

From Latin legatarius, from legaturius (“enjoined by a last will”). Compare French légataire. See legacy.

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