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1. A suffix used, chiefly in law terms, in a passive signification, to indicate the direct or indirect object of an action, or the one to whom an act is done or on whom a right is conferred; as in assignee, donee, alienee, grantee, etc. It is correlative to -or, the agent or doer. Source: opted

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act action agent alienee assignee chiefly conferred correlative direct doer done donee grantee indicate indirect law object passive right signification suffix terms

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