Legatary \Leg"a*ta*ry\ (l[e^]g"[.a]*t[asl]*r[y^]), n. [L. legatarius, fr. legaturius enjoined by a last will: cf. F. l['e]gataire. See {Legacy}.] A legatee. [R.] --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
LEGATARY. One to whom anything is bequeathed; a legatee. This word is sometimes though seldom used to designate a legate or nuncio.