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 or f

References

“abandonee” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

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