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donatory

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don⋅a⋅to⋅ry

  [don-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, doh-nuh-]
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–noun, plural -ries. Chiefly Scots Law.
a donee of the king, esp. one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
Origin:
1610–20; < ML dōnātōrius, equiv. to L dōnā(re) (see donation ) + -tōrius -tory 1
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