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donatory|ˈdɒnətərɪ, ˈdəʊnətərɪ|
[ad. med.L. dōnātōrius one to whom something is given (Du Cange), f. dōnāre: see -ory.]
The recipient of a gift or donation; a donatary.
a1617Bayne On Eph. (1658) 82 A gift..must come freely from the donour, and bee greatly to the good of the donatory or receiver. 1810Southey in Q. Rev. IV. 13 The donatories of crown property were to pay a double tax. 1817Chron. in Ann. Reg. 405 The Brazilian white man..who draws his descent from the first donatory of a province. 1848Wharton Law Lex., Donatory, the person on whom the king bestows his right to any forfeiture that has fallen to the Crown. |