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lega·tee (leg′ə tē′)

noun

one to whom a legacy is bequeathed

Etymology: < L legatus, pp. of legare, to bequeath, appoint (see legate) + -ee

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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