DONATORY

Noun

donatory (plural donatories)

(legal, Scotland) A donee of the crown; one to whom, upon certain conditions, escheated property is made over.

Source: Wiktionary


Don"a*to*ry, n. (Scots Law)

Definition: A donee of the crown; one the whom, upon certain condition, escheated property is made over.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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