Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assignee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
as-signee
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One to whom a thing is assigned.

noun

One to whom a right or property is being transferred.

noun

One who is appointed to act or speak in place of another; an agent.

Etymology

From Middle English assigne, from Old French assigné, equivalent to assign + -ee.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

assignees (plural)

Derived Forms

assigneeship coassignee

Synonyms

cessionary

Questions

What does assignee mean?
One to whom a thing is assigned.
Where does assignee come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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