devisee

noun

Definition of deviseenext
as in beneficiary

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Recent Examples of devisee That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse. — Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022 When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees, subject to the administration of his estate. — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devisee
  1. beneficiary
  2. assignee
  3. legatee
  4. grantee
  5. heir
  6. claimant
  7. inheritor
Noun
  • Hyperscalers are pouring billions into data centers, and Broadcom, which designs custom AI chips for them, has been one of the biggest beneficiaries.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Based on the delays reported by beneficiaries, could TruStage be in violation of Illinois insurance regulations?
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of beneficiary
Noun
  • Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.
    — Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of assignee
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  • The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
Definition of legatee
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  • The Sixers donated 5,000 tickets to local community groups and Sixers Youth Foundation grantee partners and more than $80,000 was raised for the Sixers Youth Foundation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The head of another grantee, Centennial Mental Health Center, also stopped by for the announcement.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of grantee
Noun
  • Murdaugh, a once-rich and imposing heir to a Southern legal dynasty, is scheduled to stand trial again in April on two murder charges in the June 2021 shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, at their home in Colleton County.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In 1961, a Stroganoff heir filed for return of the Cranach and a Rembrandt, saying they had been looted by the Soviets.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of heir
Noun
  • Under an across-the-board percentage cut, the early claimant takes another reduction from an already smaller check.
    — Ray R. Harris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In California, a judge needs to approve the sale of a settlement payout after finding it in the best interest of the claimant.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of claimant
Noun
  • Young and middle-aged inheritors are more digitally savvy and activism-oriented than older generations.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The hope behind the request was that the proud inheritor of the Byzantine empire could escape its associations with a pretty derpy American bird.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of inheritor

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