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Legatee

Also known as a beneficiary, a legatee is a person or organization who is named in a will to receive a portion of the decease's estate.

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What is a sentence with the word legatee?

The legatee inherited a valuable family heirloom from their deceased relative.


How do you use legatee in a sentence?

"James is the legatee in his father's last will and testement."


What has the author Jean Glover written?

Jean Glover has written: 'The Residuary Legatee' 'The Residuary Legatee'


What does legatee?

A legatee is defined as a person who receives goods via a will. Anyone who takes anything pursuant to a will is a legatee. The term is somewhat archaic with a legatee defined as a person who inherited or took personal property as opposed to a devisee, who inherited real property. Both terms were replaced by beneficiary.


What does the suffix leg mean?

The suffix "leg" means to choose or to gather. It is frequently used in words related to law and legal matters, such as "legislation" or "legatee."


What is another word for beneficiaries?

grantee, heir, inheritor, legatee, recipient, successor.


What word means a person entitled to inherit?

Inheritor(beneficiary, heir, legatee, recipient, successor)


Who is the stock transfer agent for Exxon Mobil?

An owner of ExxonMobil stock has died and he left all of the stock to a legatee. We need to know the process needed by you in order to transfer said stock to the legatee. Please advise. deshotelslawfirm@kaplantel.net att: Lomire R. Hebert


What is someone who benefits from a gift or will called?

A legatee (from a will), or the less popular giftee. In insurance and Wills, it is also called a beneficiary.


Whose rights were upheld in Dred Scott vs Sandford?

The right of a slave-owner to leave his slave to a legatee as property in his will.


Who is a person who gains money on the death of an older relative?

That person could be called a beneficiary, devisee. legatee, heir-at-law or next-of-kin depending on the circumstances.


Can executor and legatee be the same person?

Yes these two can be the same person if it is properly executed and done by an attorney. It is wise to make sure all other legal requirements are met.