Definitions for legatees

legatees leg·a·tee

Spelling: [leg-uh-tee]
IPA: /ˌlɛg əˈti/

Legatees is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 220 anagrams from letters in legatees (aeeeglst).

Definitions for legatees

noun

  1. a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed.

Origin of legatees

1670-80; Latin lēgāt(us) (see legate) + -ee

Examples for legatees

What was her position as legatee to her situation as a woman?

Varun sees himself as a legatee of his father, Sanjay Gandhi, not his great-grandfather Nehru.

He may himself be a legatee and endeavor to transfer to himself.

There is "many a slip betwixt the cup" of the legator and "the lip" of the legatee.

It flashed upon him presently that a legatee could not benefit by a will which he had witnessed.

Just so much as the testator parts with the legatee obtains.

The legacy and the legatee have proved equally unsubstantial.

Flo Why how can Mark Trenchard's property be yours, unless you marry the legatee.

Then, too, there was a possibility that Herbert would turn out a legatee.

In case of death, Gobseck would make you legatee of my property.

Word Value for legatees
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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