abandonee

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

abandon +‎ -ee

Pronunciation [edit]

(GenAm) IPA: /əˈbæn.dəˌni/

Noun [edit]

abandonee (plural abandonees)

  1. (law) One to whom anything is legally abandoned. [Mid 19th century.][1]

References [edit]

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 2: