devisee

devisee — 名詞

1. a person who receives land, a house, or other property because it was left to th

1.名詞C2
釋義

受遺贈人

遺囑中指定接受不動產者

a person who receives land, a house, or other property because it was left to them in a legal document known as a will

例句

Gabriel named his niece as the sole devisee of his farmland in his will.

Gabriel 在遺囑中指定他的姪女為其農地的唯一受遺贈人。

collocation: sole devisee

Zola, the only devisee named in the will, inherited her aunt's city apartment.

Zola 是遺囑中唯一指定的受遺贈人，繼承了阿姨在市區的公寓。

passive: named devisee in a will

常見搭配
  • sole devisee
  • named devisee
  • devisee of [land/house/property]
同義詞
  • heir

    broader term — someone who inherits property either by will or by law when there is no will

  • legatee

    receives personal property by will, as opposed to real property

  • beneficiary

    more general — can receive benefits from a will, trust, or insurance policy

反義詞
  • testator

    the person who makes the will

  • grantor

    the person who transfers property to another

用法筆記

Frequently contrasted with 'legatee': in strict common-law usage, a devisee receives real property (land and buildings) while a legatee receives personal property (money, goods, investments). In modern legal practice the terms are sometimes used more loosely, but the distinction remains important in formal documents.

常見錯誤

She was the sole devisee of her father's savings account.
She was the sole legatee of her father's savings account.
'Devisee' is for real property (land, buildings); 'legatee' is for personal property (money, goods).
The devisee wrote the will and left everything to her children.
The testator wrote the will and left everything to her children.
A devisee receives property; the person who makes the will is the testator.

同根字

  • devise
    動詞C2
  • devisor
    名詞C2
  • devisable
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • named as devisee
  • sole devisee
  • devisee of [property]

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