donatoryn.
/ˈdɒnətəri//ˈdəʊnətəri/ The recipient of a gift or donation; a donatary.
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the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun] > recipient > of a gift or donation
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society > law > transfer of property > putting in possession > [noun] > handing over > recipient in law > of donation
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a1617 P. Baynes Comm. Ephes. (1658) 82 A gift..must come freely from the donour, and bee greatly to the good of the donatory or receiver.
1810 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 4 13 The donatories of crown property were to pay a double tax.
1817 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 405 The Brazilian white man..who draws his descent from the first donatory of a province.
1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon 192/1 Donatory, the person on whom the king bestows his right to any forfeiture that has fallen to the Crown.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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