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allottee

[ uh-lot-ee ]

noun

  1. a person or company that is allotted a share or portion of something, especially land, money, or corporate shares:

    Despite the plea bargain with the owners of the Housing Society, not a single penny of the settlement has yet been distributed among the allottees.

  2. U.S. one of the Indigenous owners of land on a reservation, or the legal heir of such a person:

    Conversations continue with the Navajo allottees to protect their rights to develop their lands as they see fit.



allottee

/ əlɒtˈiː /

noun

  1. a person to whom something is allotted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of allottee1

First recorded in 1840–50; allot + -ee
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Example Sentences

Upon the death of one leader another was elected, so upon the death of the allottee of a piece of land it reverted to the state.

But Mr. Goudy is not the only allottee to suffer by this "past-all-understanding" methods of the Indian Service.

Let the allottee then hold his lot upon the conditions which we have mentioned.

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