legatee
/ˌleɡəˈtiː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌleɡəˈtiː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌle-gə-ˈtē/ (ame, mw)
legatee — noun
1. in a will, a person who has been chosen to be given money or things owned by som
in a will, a person who has been chosen to be given money or things owned by someone after that person has died.
Under her grandmother's will, Amelia was named the principal legatee of the family bookshop.
named as principal legatee + under [someone's] will
The lawyer wrote to each legatee to explain how the small farm would be divided.
legatee as object of formal notification
As the sole legatee, Kwame inherited his uncle's coin collection and a quiet seaside house.
Two charities for street cats are listed as legatees in the old singer's final will.
Selim discovered he was a legatee only after a letter arrived from a law office in Istanbul.
- beneficiary
more common, used in everyday speech and beyond wills (insurance, trusts, charities)
- heir
often suggests a family member next in line; can apply without a written will
- inheritor
general everyday word for anyone who receives something passed down
- devisee
narrow legal term for someone who receives land or buildings (not money) in a will
- testator
the person who makes the will and leaves the property
文法句型
a legatee under [someone's] will
named as a legatee
用法筆記
Formal legal term used in wills and probate writing; in everyday speech, people usually say 'someone who inherited' or 'beneficiary'. Often appears in the patterns 'sole / principal / named legatee' or 'a legatee under [someone's] will'.