| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study |
academic degree
,
degree
|
| tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft |
allograft
,
homograft
|
| recipient of an annuity |
annuitant
|
| semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
benefactive role
,
beneficiary
|
| recipient of funds or other benefits |
beneficiary
,
donee
|
| official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces |
commission
,
military commission
|
| communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient |
condescension
,
disdain
,
patronage
|
| gift recipient |
donee
|
| (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in |
e-mail
,
electronic mail
,
email
|
| gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth |
enrichment
|
| (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient |
graft
,
transplant
|
| recipient of a grant |
grantee
|
| degree conferred to honor the recipient |
honorary degree
,
honoris causa
|
| recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments |
honoree
|
| (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor |
host
|
| object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb |
indirect object
|
| recipient of a mandate |
mandatary
,
mandatory
|
| recipient of an action |
object
|
| operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) |
organ transplant
,
transplant
,
transplantation
|
| voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb |
passive
,
passive voice
|
