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View synonyms for devisee
devisee
[ dih-vahy-zee, dev-uh-zee ]
devisee
/ ˌdɛvɪ-; dɪvaɪˈziː /
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Or, if the land has been given to a devisee, he can require the executor or administrator to pay the mortgage.
From Project Gutenberg
A person to whom real estate is given is called a devisee; the receiver of personal property a legatee.
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Any person may be a devisee or legatee including married women, minors and corporations.
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A person benefiting under a will is a legatee of money, or a devisee of land, and not an heir to either.
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If he dies intestate it goes to his heir-at-law, and if he devises the estate it goes to the devisee.
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