Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devisee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-visee
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The person or entity to whom property is devised in a will.

Etymology

From devise + -ee.

Inflected Forms

devisees (plural)

Synonyms

legatee

Questions

What does devisee mean?
The person or entity to whom property is devised in a will.
Where does devisee come from?
From devise + -ee.

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