leg·a·tee

[leg-uh-tee]
noun
a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed.

Origin:
1670–80; < Latin lēgāt(us) (see legate) + -ee

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legatee (ˌlɛɡəˈtiː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Compare devisee a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed

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Legatee is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
The personal representative must mail a copy of that notice to all creditors and to each heir and legatee.
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