legatee

/ˌleɡəˈtiː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌleɡəˈtiː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌle-gə-ˈtē/ (ame, mw)

legatee — 名詞

1. in a will, a person who has been chosen to be given money or things owned by som

1.名詞C2
釋義

受遺贈人

依遺囑獲贈財產的人

in a will, a person who has been chosen to be given money or things owned by someone after that person has died.

例句

Under her grandmother's will, Amelia was named the principal legatee of the family bookshop.

依照祖母的遺囑，Amelia 被指定為家族書店的主要受遺贈人。

named as principal legatee + under [someone's] will

The lawyer wrote to each legatee to explain how the small farm would be divided.

律師寫信給每位受遺贈人，說明那座小農場將如何分配。

legatee as object of formal notification

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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'.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle is the legatee of his estate.
✅My uncle is the legatee under his father's will.
💡a legatee is the person who RECEIVES, not the one whose estate is being divided.
❌She left her house to her favourite legatee.
✅She named her niece as the legatee of her house.
💡you do not 'leave' something to a legatee; the legatee is named in the will.