assignee

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: as=sign=ee

CIDE DICTIONARY

assignee, n. [F. assigné, p. p. of assigner. See Assign, v., and cf. Assign an assignee.].

 A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See Assignment (c). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

assignee, n.
1 a person appointed to act for another.
2 an assign.

Etymology

ME f. OF assign{eacute} past part. of assigner ASSIGN

THESAURUS

assignee

agent, allottee, almsman, almswoman, annuitant, appointee, assign, attorney, beneficiary, candidate, deputy, devisee, donee, factor, feoffee, grantee, legatary, legatee, licensee, nominee, patentee, pensionary, pensioner, proxy, selectee, stipendiary

ROGET THESAURUS

assignee

Receiving

N receiving, acquisition, reception, suscipiency, acceptance, admission, recipient, accipient, assignee, devisee, legatee, legatary, grantee, feoffee, donee, releasee, relessee, lessee, receiver, sportulary, stipendiary, beneficiary, pensioner, pensionary, almsman, income, receiving, recipient, suscipient, received, given, secondhand, not given, unbestowed &c (give), (bestow).