Devisees is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 97 anagrams from letters in devisees (deeeissv).
First recorded in 1535-45; devise + -ee
A person benefiting under a will is a legatee of money, or a devisee of land, and not an heir to either.
The devisee, by the will, acted very strangely about the property.
If he dies intestate it goes to his heir-at-law, and if he devises the estate it goes to the devisee.
Or, if the land has been given to a devisee, he can require the executor or administrator to pay the mortgage.
A person to whom real estate is given is called a devisee; the receiver of personal property a legatee.
Any person may be a devisee or legatee including married women, minors and corporations.