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Where does “legatary” come from?

legatary (English) comes from Latin legatarius, from Latin legaturius — enjoined by a last will.

legatary (English): A legatee

Definitions

  1. A legatee

Ancestry of “legatary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlegatarius—
2Latinlegaturiusenjoined by a last will
Every word from Latin legaturius →