donee

English

Etymology

From donor +‎ -ee (attested since 1523).

Noun

donee (plural donees)

1. Someone who receives a gift from a donor.

   John became the donee of the bone marrow donated by his brother.

   • 1523, John Fitzherbert, Book of surveying‎, page 15:

     But this donee or this purchasoure shall take to their profyte all the vesture standyng vpon or beyng with in the sayd groūde

Synonyms

• donatee

Related terms

• donation
• donor

Anagrams

• enode