"vestee" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: vestees [plural]
Etymology: vest + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vest|ee}} vest + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} vestee (plural vestees)
  1. A dickey, especially one made to resemble a vest and be worn under a coat.
    Sense id: en-vestee-en-noun-BfzJZsMd
  2. (US) A woman's small vest. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-vestee-en-noun-SR4j1xx5 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 58 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 20 70 10
  3. (law) The entity or party in which something has been vested. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-vestee-en-noun-LJ83QZMf Topics: law

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          "ref": "1885 John Austin ed Robert Campbell: Lectures on Jurisprudence or the Philosophy of Positive Law 5th edition Vol 2. p.852",
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          "text": "1894 Samuel Lodge: The Home of the Champions 2nd ed.\nThe following extract from a private letter of the late Sir Joseph Banks is worth quoting . . . : \"It matters not to the heirs . . .whether the estate is held by Knight Service or by Grand Serjeantry. . . Scrivelsby. . . is held by the proprietor with all the benefits by the common law provided for the personal advantages of proprietary of land: it may be bequeathed by will, or alienated by sale or gift; and if so alienated in prejudice of the next heir, he cannot have any claim against the vestee, unless it arises out of special bargains or agreements made and confirmed previously to the alienation.\""
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          "text": "All benefits to vestees, or their designees, under the Vesting Benefit Trust shall be by monthly payments, except that upon application of the vestee, or his designee, . . . the Trustees may, in their sole, absolute and unreviewable discretion, accelerate payment of the balance of the vesting benefit to which a vestee, or his designee, may be entitled."
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          "ref": "1972 Private Welfare and Pension Plan Study, 1972 Hearing Private Welfare & Pension Plans May 1, 1972 ST. Louis, MO. U.S. Government Printing Office Washington: 1972",
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