"donatory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: donatories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} donatory (plural donatories)
  1. (law, Scotland) A donee of the crown; one to whom, upon certain conditions, escheated property is made over. Tags: Scotland Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-donatory-en-noun-aApKKUga Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Scottish English Topics: law

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