assignee

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English assigne, from Old French assigné, equivalent to assign +‎ -ee.

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Noun[edit]

assignee (plural assignees)

  1. One to whom a thing is assigned.
  2. (law) One to whom a right or property is being transferred.
    Synonym: cessionary
  3. One who is appointed to act or speak in place of another; an agent.

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