legatee [
,legә'ti:]
legatee[ noun ]
someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed
<noun.person>
Legatee \Leg`a*tee"\ (l[e^]g`[.a]*t[=e]"), n. [See {Legacy}.]
(Law)
One to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
- Once again, finally, government will find itself the residual legatee of its reorganisations. I hope that it will reconsider its proposals.