legatee
noun
[ ˌlɛɡəˈtiː ]
• a person who receives a legacy.
• "his sister Alice was his principal legatee"
Similar:
beneficiary,
inheritor,
heir,
heiress,
recipient,
receiver,
payee,
assignee,
devisee,
grantee,
heritor,
Origin:
late 17th century: from 15th-century legate ‘bequeath’ (from Latin legare ‘delegate, bequeath’) + -ee.
