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devisee

/dih-vahy-zee, dev-uh-zee/US // dɪ vaɪˈzi, ˌdɛv ə zi //UK // (dɪvaɪˈziː, ˌdɛvɪ-) //

奉献者,献身者,雇员,虔诚的信徒

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Law.

    • : a person to whom a devise is made.

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Examples

  • Or, if the land has been given to a devisee, he can require the executor or administrator to pay the mortgage.

  • A person to whom real estate is given is called a devisee; the receiver of personal property a legatee.

  • Any person may be a devisee or legatee including married women, minors and corporations.

  • A person benefiting under a will is a legatee of money, or a devisee of land, and not an heir to either.

  • If he dies intestate it goes to his heir-at-law, and if he devises the estate it goes to the devisee.