assignee Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)

F. assigné, p. p. of assigner. See Assign, v., and cf. Assign an assignee.

(Law) (a) A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See Assignment (c). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor. Cowell. Blount. (b) pl. In England, the persons appointed, under a commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors.