legatary

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noun

A legatee.

OriginLatin legatarius →
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Meanings

nounlegatary (plural legataries)

plural legataries

  1. A legatee.

    A Legatary in Alternatives has his Choice and Election from the Law it self

    1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinlegatarius
  2. Englishlegatary

From Latin legatarius, from legaturius (“enjoined by a last will”). Compare French légataire. See legacy.

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APA

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MLA

“legatary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legatary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legatary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legatary.

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