"legatary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: legataries [plural]
Etymology: From Latin legatarius, from legaturius (“enjoined by a last will”). Compare French légataire. See legacy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|legatarius}} Latin legatarius, {{cog|fr|légataire}} French légataire Head templates: {{en-noun}} legatary (plural legataries)
  1. A legatee.
    Sense id: en-legatary-en-noun-27vusfat Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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