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grantee

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about grantee at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A recipient of a grant.
  2. Someone to whom the title of property is transferred.

Origin

From Middle English grauntees pl, from Old French granté, participle of granter, equivalent to grant + -ee.

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