"discontinuee" meaning in English

See discontinuee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: discontinuees [plural]
Etymology: discontinue + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|discontinue|ee}} discontinue + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} discontinuee (plural discontinuees)
  1. (law) One whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance. Categories (topical): Law, People

Inflected forms

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