1. people who receive real property (land or buildings) through a will
Usage: legal term; plural of devisee

Examples

• The will named three devisees who would inherit the family farm.
• All devisees must be present at the reading of the will.
• The lawyer contacted the devisees to inform them of their inheritance.
• The property was divided equally among the four devisees.
• Two of the devisees decided to sell their portions of the estate.
• The court had to locate all the devisees before distributing the assets.