libelee

English

Alternative forms

• libellee

Etymology

From libel +‎ -ee.

Noun

libelee (plural libelees)

1. The party against which a libel (hostile handbill) has been filed by a libelant.

References

• “libelee” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.