Meaning & use
donee
A person who receives a gift, grant, or power from another party.
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The trust document named the donee who would inherit the property upon the donor's death.
Under the agreement, the donee accepted the land along with its existing legal obligations.
A note on using this word
Donee is a formal legal term, most often used in contracts, trusts, and property or power-of-attorney documents.
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