n.

The inheritor of a legacy.

[From legate, to bequeath, from Latin lēgāre, lēgāt-. See legacy.]

One who receives property by Will. See also Devisee.

One who receives property by Will. See Devisee.
Example: Garrison wills all her property to Baker. Upon Garrison's death, Baker is the legatee.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A person who receives personal property through a will.

The term legatee is often used to denote those who inherit under a will without any distinction betweenreal property and personal property, but technically, a devisee inherits real property under a will.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - legatar, testamentsarving, testatus

idioms:

• universal legatee    universalarving

Nederlands (Dutch)
erfgenaam

Français (French)
n. - légataire

idioms:

• universal legatee    légataire universel

Deutsch (German)
n. - Legatar, Erbe

idioms:

• universal legatee    Alleinerbe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κληροδόχος, κληρονόμος

idioms:

• universal legatee    (νομ.) καθολικός κληρονόμος

Italiano (Italian)
legatario

idioms:

• universal legatee    erede universale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - legatário

idioms:

• universal legatee    legatário universal

Русский (Russian)
наследник

idioms:

• universal legatee    единственный наследник

Español (Spanish)
n. - legatario

idioms:

• universal legatee    legatario universal, heredero único

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - legattagare, testamentstagare, arvinge

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
遗产受赠人

idioms:

• universal legatee    全部遗产继承人

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 遺產受贈人

idioms:

• universal legatee    全部遺產繼承人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유산 수령자, 피유증자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 遺産受取人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الوارث بوصيه, الموصى له‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יורש, מקבל עיזבון‬

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