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donor +‎ -ee (attested since 1523)

Noun

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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[1], 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

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