abandonee

English

Etymology

abandon +‎ -ee

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbæn.dəˌni/

Noun

abandonee (plural abandonees)

(law) One to whom something is abandoned. [Mid 19^th century.]^[1]

Translations

Translations

Dutch: cessionaris (nl),

French: abandonnataire (fr) m, f

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 2

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