"legatee" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "legate + -ee",
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      "form": "legatees",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Inheritance law",
          "orig": "en:Inheritance law",
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            "Justice",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "name": "People",
          "orig": "en:People",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "residuary legatee"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who receives a legacy."
      ],
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          "law",
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          "legacy",
          "legacy"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) One who receives a legacy."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "legate"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "devisee"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "legader"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "naslednik",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "наследник"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "word": "erityistestamentinsaaja"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "légataire"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "memḳvidre",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "word": "მემკვიდრე"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "word": "legacario"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "leagáidí"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naslédnik",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "насле́дник"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "word": "legatario"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "legatarie"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "pûu-ráp-pí-nai-gam",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "word": "ผู้รับพินัยกรรม"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cymyndderbyniwr"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "word": "heir-at-law"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "residuary legatee"
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "legate + -ee",
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    {
      "form": "legatees",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "legate"
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        "en:Law",
        "en:People"
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      "glosses": [
        "One who receives a legacy."
      ],
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        ],
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          "legacy",
          "legacy"
        ]
      ],
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        "(law) One who receives a legacy."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "devisee"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "legader"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "naslednik",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "наследник"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "word": "erityistestamentinsaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "légataire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "memḳvidre",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "word": "მემკვიდრე"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "word": "legacario"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leagáidí"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédnik",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дник"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "word": "legatario"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "legatarie"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pûu-ráp-pí-nai-gam",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "word": "ผู้รับพินัยกรรม"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one who receives a legacy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cymyndderbyniwr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "legatee"
}