legatary

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legatary - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Legatary \Leg"a*ta*ry\ (l[e^]g"[.a]*t[asl]*r[y^]), n. [L.
     legatarius, fr. legaturius enjoined by a last will: cf. F.
     l['e]gataire. See Legacy.]
     A legatee. [R.] --Ayliffe.
     [1913 Webster]

legatary - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  LEGATARY. One to whom anything is bequeathed; a legatee. This word is 
  sometimes though seldom used to designate a legate or nuncio.