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do·nee

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–noun Law.

1.	a person to whom a gift is made.

2.	a person who has a power of appointment in property.

[Origin: 1515–25; don(or) + -ee

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n. The recipient of a gift.

[don(or) + -ee¹.]

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donee
noun
the recipient of funds or other benefits [syn: beneficiary]

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Main Entry: do·nee
Pronunciation: dO-'nE
Function: noun
: a recipient of biological material (as blood or a graft)

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Main Entry: do·nee
Pronunciation: "dO-'nE
Function: noun
: one that receives or is granted something (as a gift or power)

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Donee

Done\, a. [Prob. corrupted from OF. don['e], F. donn['e], p. p. of OF. doner, F. donner, to give, issue, fr. L. donare to give. See Donate, and cf. Donee.] Given; executed; issued; made public; -- used chiefly in the clause giving the date of a proclamation or public act.

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Donee

Do*nee"\, n. [OF. don['e], F. donn['e], p. p. See the preceding word.]

1. The person to whom a gift or donation is made.

2. (Law) Anciently, one to whom lands were given; in later use, one to whom lands and tenements are given in tail; in modern use, one on whom a power is conferred for execution; -- sometimes called the appointor.

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