Donatory

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  • n. A donee of the crown; one to whom, upon certain conditions, escheated property is made over.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A donee of the crown; one the whom, upon certain condition, escheated property is made over.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Scots law, a donee of the crown; one to whom escheated property is, on certain conditions, made over. Also donatary.
  • Word Usage
    "But this is what would happen, under such circumstances, according to the principle of right in the civil state; for in this sphere the donatory can compel me, under certain conditions, to perform my promise."