Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is a legatee together with another; one of several legatees. Also
collegatary .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A joint legatee.
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Examples
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Antony Ferrara, the co-legatee, was not slow to recognise that a damaging stroke had been played, but he knew Dr. Cairn too well to put up any protest.
Brood of the Witch-Queen Sax Rohmer 1921
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Genevra made up her mind on the instant that Drusilla was making herself unhappy over her good-looking husband's attentions to his co-legatee.
The Man from Brodney's George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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"It's plain to me that he is resting his audacious bones," said her ladyship, glancing brightly at her co-legatee.
The Man from Brodney's George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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Your co-legatee also possesses a block, perhaps not so delicate, but I daresay she feels the same about hers as you do about yours.
The Man from Brodney's George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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Browne, of course, revealed no present symptom of surrender to the charms of his co-legatee.
The Man from Brodney's George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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