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Webster 1913 Edition

Legatary

Leg′a-ta-ry

(lĕg′ȧ-tā̍-ry̆)
,
Noun.
[L.
legatarius
, fr.
legaturius
enjoined by a last will: cf. F.
légataire
. See
Legacy
.]
A legatee.
[R.]
Ayliffe.

Webster 1828 Edition

Legatary

LEG'ATARY

,
Noun.
[L. legatarius, from lego, to bequeath.]
A legatee; one to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
[But legatee is generally used.]

Definition 2024

legatary

legatary

English

Noun

legatary ‎(plural legataries)

  1. A legatee.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ayliffe to this entry?)

Etymology

From Latin legatarius, from legaturius ‎(“enjoined by a last will”). Compare French légataire. See legacy.

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