devisee
Inheritor by testament
A devisee is someone who receives real property through a will.
The term is legal jargon, distinguishing those who inherit land or buildings from legatees, who receive personal property or money: The devisee took possession of the farm after probate closed.
Designated asset receiver
- legateeRecipient of bequest
- testatorOne who makes bequests
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- probateWill validation proceedings
executor · codicil · intestate · testate · testamentary · decedent · grantee · trustee
One who receives legacy
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- successorOne who replaces another
- descendantPerson from earlier generations
- kinBlood-connected people
lineage · birthright · patrimony · heritage · legacy · bequest · bequeathal · endowment
beneficiary
Designated asset receiver
probate · executor · codicil · intestate · testate · testamentary · decedent · grantee · trustee · settlor
heir
One who receives legacy
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- successorOne who replaces another
- descendantPerson from earlier generations
kin · lineage · birthright · patrimony · heritage · legacy · bequest · bequeathal · endowment · gift
- successorsheir apparent, heir presumptive, next in line, crown prince, crown princess
- beneficiariesbeneficiary, sole heir, legatee, annuitant
- heirsheir apparent, heir presumptive, heiress, heirs, inheritor
- inheritanceinheritance, inheritances, heir, heirs, heiress
- recipientsrecipient, beneficiary, payee, grantee, addressee
- legal recipientsbeneficiary, heir, legatee, grantee, inheritor