Donee

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Donee \Do*nee"\, n. [OF. don['e], F. donn['e], p. p. See the
     preceding word.]
     1. The person to whom a gift or donation is made.
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     2. (Law) Anciently, one to whom lands were given; in later


        use, one to whom lands and tenements are given in tail; in
        modern use, one on whom a power is conferred for
        execution; -- sometimes called the appointor.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  donee
       n : the recipient of funds or other benefits [syn: {beneficiary}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  DONEE. He to whom a gift is made, or a bequest given; one who is invested 
  with a power to select an appointee, he is sometimes called an appointer.