legatee

As nouns the difference between legator and legatee

is that legator is a donor while legatee is one who receives a legacy.

As nouns the difference between legatee and executor

is that legatee is (legal) one who receives a legacy while executor is a person who carries out some task.

As nouns the difference between legatee and trustee

is that legatee is one who receives a legacy while trustee is a person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

As a verb trustee is

to commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to trustee an estate.

As a verb inherit

is to take possession of as a right (especially in biblical translations) .

As a noun legatee is

(legal) one who receives a legacy.

As nouns the difference between legatee and successor

is that legatee is one who receives a legacy while successor is a person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

Legatee is a related term of recipient.

As nouns the difference between legatee and recipient

is that legatee is (legal) one who receives a legacy while recipient is container, vessel, recipient.

Inheritor is a related term of legatee.

As nouns the difference between inheritor and legatee

is that inheritor is someone who inherits something; an heir while legatee is (legal) one who receives a legacy.

As nouns the difference between legatee and legates

is that legatee is one who receives a legacy while legates is plural of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and legatee

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while legatee is (legal) one who receives a legacy.

As nouns the difference between legatee and colegatee

is that legatee is (legal) one who receives a legacy while colegatee is a joint legatee.