assignee
[noun]
Synonyms: agent, attorney, deputy, factor, proxy

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assignee noun. [asɪ'ni:, -sʌɪ-] ME.
[Old & mod. French assigné pa. pple of assigner ASSIGN verb, used as noun: in early use identical with ASSIGN noun.]
1. A person (other than the heir-at-law) to whom a right or property is legally transferred. ME.

2. A person appointed to act for another; a deputy, an agent, a representative. LME.
b. spec. (Hist.) A person appointed to administer a bankrupt's property on behalf of the creditors. L17.

■ assigneeship noun the position or office of assignee E19.

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