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[ gran-tee, grahn- ] / grænˈti, grɑn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grantee ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of granteelate Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at grant, -ee Words nearby granteegranophyre, Gran Paradiso, grant, Granta, granted, grantee, Granth, Grantham, Granthi, grant-in-aid, grant-maintained Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for granteeAdebiyi is also one of the students going to Uganda to work with ExxonMobil grantee, Solar Sister. Women | Tools | Technology: Team Uganda's Grassroots Strategies|Daily Beast Promotions|March 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST The rights of the grantee are in substance the same as those of the crown in a forest, and do not depend on ownership of the soil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4|Various The grantee stepped exactly into the place of the antecessor; he inherited all his rights and all his burthens. William the Conqueror|Edward Augustus Freeman If the ward was a female, the grantee disposed of her hand in marriage as well. Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time|James Gray
In either event, if the debt is unpaid, the mortgagee will foreclose and the grantee will lose the premises. Commercial Law|Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill The first grantor by mentioning assigns simply enlarged the limits of his grantee's succession. The Common Law|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for grantee
nounlaw a person to whom a grant is made Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to granteeheir, recipient, beneficiary, dependent, scion, successor, inheritor, possessor, receiver, payee, devisee, donee, assignee, stipendiary, legatee, heiress, customer, target, collector, cashier |