covenantee

[ kuhv-uh-nuhn-tee, -nan- ]

noun

1. a person to whom something is promised in a covenant.

covenantee

/ ˌkʌvənənˈtiː /

noun

1. the person to whom the promise in a covenant is made

Word History and Origins

Origin of covenantee¹

First recorded in 1640–50; covenant + -ee

Example Sentences

When such a covenant is made, the legal estate in the land passes at once to the covenantee under the statute.

From Project Gutenberg

The person who makes, and is bound to perform, the promise or stipulation is the covenantor: the person in whose favour it is made is the covenantee.

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The judges gave their services for nothing, and, for once, released from all their own trammels, set to work to do substantial justice between landlord and tenant, personalty and realty, the life interest and the remainder, covenantor and covenantee, after a fashion which excited the admiration and won the confidence of the whole City.

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It was held that he could not recover, because he was not privy in estate with the original covenantee.

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In certain cases, of which the original and type was the ancient warranty, and of which the modern covenants for title are present examples, the sphere of succession was enlarged by the mention of assigns, and assigns are still allowed to represent the original covenantee for the purposes of that contract.

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