legatary

English

Etymology

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

Noun

legatary (plural legataries)

1. A legatee.
   • 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:

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

References

• “legatary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• gray teal