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nounOne to whom a right or property is being transferred.
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Origin
- Old Frenchassigné
- Middle Englishassigne
- Englishassignee
From Middle English assigne, from Old French assigné, equivalent to assign + -ee.
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Arabic وَكِيل, وَكِيل
- وَكِيل (wakīl)law: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
- وَكِيل (wakīl)an agent
Catalan causahavent, causahavent
- causahaventone to whom a thing is assigned
- causahaventlaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
- drethaventlaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
- cessionarilaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
Dutch cessionaris
- cessionarislaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
French cessionnaire, ayant-droit
- cessionnairelaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
- ayant-droitlaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
German Zessionar, Abtretungsempfänger
- Zessionarlaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
- Abtretungsempfängerlaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
- Bevollmächtigteran agent
- Bevollmächtigtean agent
Italian cessionario
- cessionariolaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
Polish nabywcy, cesjonariusza
- nabywcylaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
- cesjonariuszalaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
Portuguese cessionário
- cessionáriolaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
Russian цессионе́р, пове́ренный
- цессионе́р (cessionér)law: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
- пове́ренный (povérennyj)an agent
- дове́ренный (dovérennyj)an agent
Spanish asignado, causahabiente
- asignadoone to whom a thing is assigned
- causahabientelaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
- derechohabientelaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
Turkish görevlendirilen, temlik alan
- görevlendirilenone to whom a thing is assigned
- temlik alanlaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
- vekilan agent
Welsh aseinai
- aseinailaw: one to whom rights or property is being transferred
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APA
assignee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assignee
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“assignee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assignee. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assignee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assignee.
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