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legatees

noun

plural of legatee

as in heirs

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

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For a while, this kind of durational performance was mostly the province of Madonna’s artier heirs, such as Lady Gaga.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
To settle an estate, someone has to locate all of the deceased person’s assets, pay off their debts, deal with their taxes, talk to all heirs and creditors, file reports with the court, and finally distribute what is left.

— Reid Kress Weisbord, Fortune, 31 July 2026

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