donee n 1: the recipient of funds or other benefits [syn: {beneficiary}, {donee}]
Donee \Do*nee"\, n. [OF. don['e], F. donn['e], p. p. See the preceding word.] 1. The person to whom a gift or donation is made. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Anciently, one to whom lands were given; in later use, one to whom lands and tenements are given in tail; in modern use, one on whom a power is conferred for execution; -- sometimes called the appointor. [1913 Webster]
DONEE. He to whom a gift is made, or a bequest given; one who is invested with a power to select an appointee, he is sometimes called an appointer.