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Meaning of "devisee" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DEVISEE

dɪvaɪˈziː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEVISEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Devisee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEVISEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Will and testament

Sections ▪ Attestation clause ▪ Residuary clause ▪ Incorporation by reference Contest ▪ Testamentary capacity ▪ Undue influence ▪ Insane delusion ▪ Fraud ▪ No-contest clause Property disposition ▪ Lapse and anti-lapse ▪ Ademption ▪ Abatement ▪ Satisfaction of legacies ▪ Acts of independent significance ▪ Elective share ▪ Pretermitted heir ▪ Wills and conflict of laws Trusts ▪ Express ▪ Resulting ▪ Constructive Common types ▪ Bare ▪ Discretionary ▪ Accumulation and Maintenance ▪ Interest in possession ▪ Charitable ▪ Purpose ▪ Incentive Other types ▪ Protective ▪ Spendthrift ▪ Life insurance ▪ Remainder ▪ Life interest ▪ Reversionary interest ▪ Testamentary ▪ Honorary ▪ Asset-protection ▪ Special needs Governing doctrines ▪ Pour-over will ▪ Cy-près doctrine ▪ Hague Convention ▪ Application in...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEVISEE

advisee · appraisee · booboisie · bourgeoisie · chimpanzee · disseisee · disseizee · franchisee · fusee · fuzee · recognisee · recognizee · supervisee · Zhuangzi

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEVISEE

deviltries · deviltry · devilwood · Devine · devious · deviously · deviousness · devisable · devisal · devise · deviser · devisor · devitalisation · devitalise · devitalization · devitalize · devitrification · devitrified · devitrifies · devitrify

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEVISEE

addressee · as far as I can see · Bodensee · foresee · fricassee · frisee · lessee · licensee · look-see · must-see · oversee · Parsee · passee · Pharisee · promisee · see · suck it and see · Tallahassee · Tennessee · you see

Synonyms and antonyms of devisee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «devisee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEVISEE

Find out the translation of devisee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of devisee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «devisee» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

遗赠
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

legatario
570 millions of speakers
en

English

devisee
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

वारिस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموصى له
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

devisee
278 millions of speakers
pt

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devisee
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

devisee
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

légataire
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Devisee
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Vermächtnis
180 millions of speakers
ja

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devisee
130 millions of speakers
ko

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수증자
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Nggoleki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người thừa hưởng tài sản
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

devisee
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Devisee
75 millions of speakers
tr

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varis
70 millions of speakers
it

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legatario
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

devisee
50 millions of speakers
uk

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devisee
40 millions of speakers
ro

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devisee
30 millions of speakers
el

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devisee
15 millions of speakers
af

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devisee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

devisee
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

devisee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of devisee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVISEE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about devisee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEVISEE»

Discover the use of devisee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to devisee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Administration of Wills, Trusts, and Estates
(6) “Surviving devisee” or “surviving descend— ant” means a devisee or a descendant who neither predeceased the testator nor is deemed to have predeceased the testator under Section 2—702. (7) “Testator” includes the donee of a power ...
Gordon Brown, Scott Myers, 2012
2
Probate and Settle an Estate in Florida
(1) If a devisee or a beneficiary of a trust created by a will who is a grandparent, or a lineal descendant of a grandparent, of the testator: (a) Is dead at the time of the execution of the will or at the termination of a trust interest created by a will, ...
Gudrun M. Nickel, 2006
3
An Index to All the Reported Cases, Statutes and General ...
Qin? if a uniary legatee would be entitled to the same bene t against the devisee. Selby v. Selby, 4 Bus. 336. Devisee has a right to retain debt due to himself or to his trustee out of the produce of the estate devised to him. Loomes v. Stotherd ...
Edward Chitty, 1837
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An Index to All the Repeated Cases, Statutes and General ...
ASSETS. Equitable estates are guided by the same rules of descent as legal estates. Coioper v. Cotoper, 2 P. W. 736. , DEVASTAVIT. See EXECUTORS, VI. 2 . DEVISE. See WILL. DEVISE EXECUTORY. See EXECUTORY DEVISE. DEVISEE.
Edward Chitty, 1831
5
A Treatise on the Law of Legacies
by the disappointed devisee : the condition imposed by the will upon the recusant devisee', being satisfied in the contemplation of the Court, when the gift to the disappointed devisee, though defeated in form, is accomplished in substance.
Roper Stote Donnison Roper, Henry Hopley White, 1829
6
A Digest of the Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme ...
devisee;. and. in. what. cases. and. at. what. time. the. devisee. may. enter. _. i. It is a general rule of law, that on the death of the devisor dying seized. the devisee is not seized, until an entry be made for his use, or some other act done which in  ...
MASSACHUSETTS. Supreme Judical Court, Lewis BIGELOW, 1818
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A Digest and Index with Chronological Tables of All the ...
32. provided devisee dying leaves issue which shall be living at the death of testator, ib. — Sec General Devisee. Residuary devise to comprise what estates See Residuary. Executors, devise to. — See Trustees. Fee Simple. A devise without ...
George Crabb, 1841
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Journals of the House of Lords
_Leave out (V Duchess") If and inss" sert (V Devisee under the Will of the said late Duke") " Pr. 15. L. 19. Leave out (V Duchess") and insert " (" Devisee under the Will of the said late Duke") V L. 36. Leave out (" Duchess") and in" sert ...
Great Britain House of Lords, 1783
9
Reports of Civil and Criminal Cases Decided by the Court of ...
Nelson's heirs er]y sajd to descend to hiin, it could come to him by do George & wife, vise, and such as came to him as devisee, (which could alone come by devise,) was intended to be subjected. A devisee of a But it was determined by this ...
Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, 1841
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A Treatise of Equity
26; his Lordship conceiving the case not to have required that the express estate for life should be enlarged to an estate in'tail male, iII order to efiectuate the testator's intention as I to the male issue of the devisee for life, there being an express ...
Henry Ballow, John Fonblanque, Antony Laussat, 1831

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEVISEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term devisee is used in the context of the following news items.
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Alexandria and Arlington home sales - The Washington Post
1-Carl J. Fritzinger Devisee Jr. and estate of Betty Ann Saunders to Samuel Yean Woo, $180,000. Highland St. N., 1819-James T. Mchale to ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ON ESTATE OF THOMAS MYERS
Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the ... «Hastings Star Gazette, Jun 15»
3
NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND INFORMAL …
Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the ... «Hastings Star Gazette, Jun 15»
4
Legally Speaking: You can easily amend your will
Another example of a situation where a codicil could be used would be to attach a condition on a particular devisee's inheritance that unpaid ... «NRToday.com, Jun 15»
5
Slone v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Id. Under federal law, a "transferee" is defined as including a "donee, heir, legatee, devisee, [or] distributee." 26 U.S.C. § 6901(h). Treasury ... «The Recorder, Jun 15»
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Warren County deed transfers: March 1-7, 2015
Wood, George C., as specific devisee of the LW& T of John M. Wood to Ponce, Karen A. & Colina, Felipa A., $120,000, 400-1 Willow Grove St. «lehighvalleylive.com, May 15»
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What did that house sell for? Real estate in the Tiers
Colette E. Dalia as devisee for Robert F. Cleary, to Patrick Mathews, Crane Road, $8,000. Judith A. Mason as Executrix for Edward L. Titsworth, ... «Elmira Star-Gazette, Apr 15»
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Notice of Informal Probate of Marjorie A. Voss
Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the ... «Worthington Daily Globe, Apr 15»
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VERNON LEE DOWNING …
For instance, section 352.052 allows an executor, administrator, or devisee of a will to recover "reasonable attorney's fees" for defending a will. «Texas Lawyer, Mar 15»
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MONEY & THE LAW: State legislation would tidy up rules on safe …
... must also allow access to someone claiming to be an heir at law (entitled to inherit under Colorado's intestacy statute); a devisee (entitled to ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Feb 15»
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