devisees
Inheritance property receivers
Devisees are people who receive 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 devisees were named in the third paragraph of the will.
The singular is devisee.
Those who inherit
- legateesRecipients of bequests
- inheritorsThose who receive legacies
- successorsThose who follow after
- recipientsThose who receive
grantees · beneficiaries · next of kin · children · grandchildren · descendants · relatives · kin
One who makes bequests
- testatrixFemale will-maker
- probateWill validation proceedings
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
codicil · bequest · intestate · decedent · executor · executrix · administrator · surrogate court
What's passed down
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- heirloomInherited family treasure
bequest · endowment · gift · estate · succession · distribution · share · portion
heirs
Those who inherit
- legateesRecipients of bequests
- inheritorsThose who receive legacies
- successorsThose who follow after
recipients · grantees · beneficiaries · next of kin · children · grandchildren · descendants · relatives · kin · family
testator
One who makes bequests
testament · codicil · bequest · intestate · decedent · executor · executrix · administrator · surrogate court · estate planning
legacy
What's passed down
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
heirloom · bequest · endowment · gift · estate · succession · distribution · share · portion · interest
real estate
Land and its structures
acreage · parcel · holdings · realty · manor · farmstead · demesne · freehold · ancestral home · grounds
deviseesexecutor
Appointed estate manager
executrix · administrator · personal representative · fiduciary