legatee

legatee

noun

Definition of LEGATEE

a person who has the right to inherit property <the couple had no children, so they declared their nephew their only legatee>

Synonyms heir at law, inheritor, legatee

Related Words claimant; heir apparent, representative, succeeder, successor; coheir, coheiress, heiress; assignee, beneficiary, devisee, grantee; descendant (also descendent), scion