allottee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˌlɒˈtiː/ (UK)
Etymology
From allot + -ee.
Meanings
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The person to whom something is allotted.
Sec[tion] 20 [of the General Inclosure Act] provides that trees &c, growing on allotments, shall belong to the allottees, they making compensation to the owners.
1829, Solomon Atkinson, A Practical Treatise of Conveyancing, volume 1, page 546:The allotment of gardens, which yield a partial support to the allottee, are another means of cheap labour.
1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, volume 2, page 335:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| allottees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
hi आवंटि (to whom something is allotted)