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assignee

[ uh-sahy-nee, as-uh-nee ]

noun

, Law.
  1. a person to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for their own enjoyment or in trust.


assignee

/ ˌæsaɪˈniː /

noun

  1. law a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
  2. history a convict who had undergone assignment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of assignee1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English assigne from Middle French, noun use of past participle of assigner “to assign ” ; -ee
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Example Sentences

When an assignment of it is made, the assignee may sue in his own name for rent accruing after the assignment.

This being done, the assignee is to be regarded as the proprietor of the deposit-book.

The court objected to entertaining the claim until after the choice of an assignee.

There are now but two men in Court who saw the paper executed, namely, the assignor and the assignee.

Assignee, a person appointed by another to transact some business, or exercise some particular privilege or power.

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