| 单词 | legatee |
| 例句 | The 43 volumes found in Williams's flat on the day he died now belong to his friend and legatee Paul Richardson. Kenneth Williams: secret loves behind the life of a tormented man 2010-10-09T23:08:00Z We all inherit a script, he noted, and we are the legatees of that social heritage. Jamaican, gay and Ayn Rand made it OK: My amazing “Atlas Shrugged” love story 2014-04-25T23:00:00Z She wore white, the color of the suffragette movement, of which Pelosi was a legatee and enormous champion. Column: The essence of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi comes through in her not-farewell address 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z “How can you say that?” he asked, noting that Cheney had opposed same-sex marriage and was a legatee of the father of the Iraq War. Opinion | America, where we demonize our enemies and demand purity from friends 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z In this respect, Trump is but the crude, know-nothing legatee of a regressive process long in the making. Rivals in the scramble to be the world’s 21st-century superpower 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Republicans, after George W. Bush’s presidency, did not flock to him for advice or run as his legatee. The Obama primary: Which Democrat can claim his legacy in 2020? 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z Douglass, says Sandefur, was not a conservative but a legatee of “the classical liberalism of the American founding.” Opinion | Frederick Douglass, a champion of American individualism 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Under the bill, a couple could pass on up to $22 million in assets without their legatees having to pay the tax. GOP tax bill passes Senate as House prepares to send it to Trump 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Sheriff Frank Crowe told him: "Your actions caused much grief, inconvenience and disappointment to the other legatees and your friends and uncertainty to the tenants of properties which were rented from the deceased." Man who faked relative's £7m will jailed 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The varied universe that James and his legatees recognized lies at odds with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s postures. Donald Trump’s pragmatism 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z And let’s not forget moderate Democrats, the spiritual legatees of the New Deal. Trump’s America 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z As a legatee of the civil rights struggles that peaked in the 1960s, he considers the nature of the movement’s achievements in light of present-day racial realities. Book review: ‘Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy,’ by Darryl Pinckney 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Even Rand Paul is a legatee of his libertarian father’s years in Congress. The Clinton Family Business 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z An inheritance or other tax on copyrights, which are intangible property, may fairly be questioned, in view of the uncertainty whether the legatees may realize any future return from the property. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z This she had not done, but she had made Rupert her residuary legatee, leaving to him most of her jewels. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Her second son was made the residuary legatee, and inherited a large estate. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Bequeath is properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; i. e., of personal property; the gift is called a legacy, and he who receives it is called a legatee. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The legatees looked uncomfortably at the carpet: the lawyer was blacker than before. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z When a legatee lives in a third country it is harder still. Cross-border inheritance law: Vest in peace 2012-03-15T16:00:33Z The legatees looked uncomfortably at the carpet; the lawyer was blacker than before. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Unluckily the unstable legatee could not be trusted to do much unaided. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The court recognizes you girls as the legatees in possession. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z The only result will be, that the law will declare all such conditions to be utterly void; and the legatees will own the slaves, entirely freed from all such conditions. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z Resid′uary-clause, that part of a will which disposes of whatever may be left after satisfying the other provisions of the will; Resid′uary-legatēē′, the legatee to whom is bequeathed the residuum.—v.t. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z It is given in a bulk and the legatee not having been put to the trouble and pains of earning the legacy dollar for dollar soon lets the specie fly. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z The third legatee, though he had leave of absence for an hour, and refreshed his spirit, by a ramble on the Frith of Tay, was utterly unable to complete the epitaph. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z As before mentioned, Harvard College was his residuary legatee, and the property so bequeathed founded the Rumford Professorship in that institution. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The legatees will be under no other restraints than those imposed by the law, public opinion, and their own conscience. Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z The residuary legatee would only come in for a few hundreds or so. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Still less can it stand in our way that some of the signers are legatees, since their interest is not large enough to prevent their giving testimony. The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z Twenty years ago, in memory of what Shelley’s intentions were, I said that you should be considered one of the legatees to the amount of £2000. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z The pleasure and profit which he derived from these lectures are sufficiently indicated by the fact that forty years afterwards he made the college his residuary legatee. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The notary glanced at the will, realized that she was not a legatee, and put the pen in her hand, showing her where to sign. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z It is so stated in the will," the lawyer went on; "there is no disguising it; nor, as far as I can see, can it be hidden from the legatee. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z Madame Bonneville may have misunderstood the procedure for which she had to pay costs, as Paine's legatee. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Byron had declined to be numbered among Shelley’s legatees; not so Mr. Hogg, whose letter on the occasion is too characteristic to omit. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z David, junior, only knew that Jacob had been the sole legatee of a rich banker of Berlin, but that was sufficient to cause him to receive him with distinction. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z But, although he had been left her majesty's residuary legatee, his claims were totally disregarded. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z "Extraordinary situation! but I suppose the residuary legatees won't make any objection," murmured Amos Hughes. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z Let us suppose that the legatee appears, say for instance, within three years instead of two, what would happen? Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z "I—I would like simply to learn whether you, Mrs. Darling, as Viscount Kneedrock's sole legatee, would care to—to—" "I do care to," she broke in, much to his relief. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z At the worst the General is likely to add me to his list of legatees, but of course that would scarcely be worth playing for alone. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z They have followed the hearse of the old world, and are the legatees of Time, who has bequeathed to them his secrets and his conquests, which they in their turn distribute to us. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z If there are not sufficient assets to pay the general legatees they must abate rateably. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z “The conditions are queer, certainly,” said the legatee, with a smile. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z It is to be hoped that the legatee got his hat, but, as many provisions of the will do not appear to have been complied with, it seems doubtful. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z "You are, I believe, Mr. Simcoe, owing to the death of this poor child, the principal legatee under the will of General Mathieson?" The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z Favoring bill for the relief of legatees of Mark Davis. United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog 2011-06-22T02:00:25.153Z Was this woman who has disappeared—this sister—this sole and only legatee—a married woman—had she a child? Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z They did all they could to keep me from advertising for the lost legatee. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z There was a little murmur, and a gray-haired farmer, who was a legatee, also shook Tony’s hand. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z “What a pity, sir,” I said, going cunningly to work, “that testators do not attend more to the interests of their legatees in the appointment of equally careful guardians, if they think one not enough.” Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z An aged grandparent's estate produced a sum of 100 francs, to be divided equally between four legatees. France 2011-03-27T02:00:11.847Z It began by leaving �4000, the family diamonds, miniatures, and plate, with various other valuables, to me, but it also left me residuary legatee. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z He had returned; at least, so alleged the plaintiff, who claimed to be Henry Harding, the legatee of the second will. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Then testator bequeathed said $300 to two legatees to collect for their own use. The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law 2011-03-14T03:01:02.587Z “The legatee does not value the keepsakes,” said Vibert, “to judge by the looks of the cats that crossed my path to-day, sneaking back to their old quarters as if in search for scraps.” The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z He distinguished himself also at the conquest of Quebec in 1759, and was made honourable mention of in Gen. Wolfe's will as a legatee. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Colonel Cosgrove said the deceased had apportioned the stocks as they were to be given to the legatees, and the money was in the county bank. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z The reason for requiring this form was because it involved a covenant on the part of the adopted heir or legatee, by which he became bound to pay all the debts of the testator. An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z "No!" she declared,—"the property of the legatees of Richard Sinclair!" The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z Otherwise there is a question when the tidings would have reached the legatee in America—if they ever got so far. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z The second portion of the document is a series of munificent-sounding bequests to a list of legatees which includes every one who had done the testator any important service since his earliest childhood. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z Judicial procedure, ordinary precautions, regular adjournments, legal procrastinations which delay the entry into possession of the legatees were one and all neglected. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z If the personalty is exhausted in satisfying the creditors the legatees are left without a fund from which to be paid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" His mission was evidently respecting a legatee, heir-at-law, administrator, executor, or assign, whose presence was necessary for the completion of some deed, document, or preamble as aforesaid. By Birth a Lady What would be easier than to show the legatee the income his aunt had been deriving, and effect a bogus sale of a part of the property for about five thousand pounds? '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z I name and appoint my grandson, Don Franco Maironi, son of Don Alessandro, residuary legatee of all the rest of my property. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico It is the sleeping partner who draws the dividends which the firm produces, the residuary legatee who always claims his share in the estate. The Acquisitive Society To Bowdoin College he gave land, money and apparatus; and he made the college his residuary legatee, bequeathing to it his collection of paintings and drawings, then considered the finest in the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Post Obit Bonds.—A post obit bond is one given by an expectant heir or legatee, payable on or after the death of the person from whom the obligor has expectations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" No legacy to lapse by death of legatee. The Will of Samuel Appleton with remarks by one of the executors This will appoints you, Don Franco, residuary legatee, in terms attrociously insulting to both the wife and the son of the testator. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico The legatee laid down the paper, and leaned her head softly on her fair hand, and her eyes explored vacancy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 The bequest had created some little comment at the time, because thereby the only son of the testator, who was named in the will as residuary legatee, was reported to have inherited little or nothing. A Master Hand The Story of a Crime On the other hand, the income given to a legatee for life under a will providing it shall not be subject to the claims of creditors does not pass to the trustee. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman Mr. Appleton left a Will and Codicil, of which a few copies are printed for the use of his executors and legatees. The Will of Samuel Appleton with remarks by one of the executors It was satirical and allegorical, the legacies which it gave being mostly indicative of the legatee's weaknesses or personal peculiarities. A Short History of French Literature But he pondered a little while, and then asked me if it were not possible for him, by means of general terms, to convey to a sole legatee whatever lands, goods, chattels, etc., The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 I always meant to make you my legatee. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn During recent years some important questions have arisen about dividends or income on stock given by will to the legatees or friends of the testator. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman A comparative stranger would thus be a larger legatee than any one of his own kindred. The Will of Samuel Appleton with remarks by one of the executors It was, indeed, a task of no common difficulty, the legatee being the widow of a man who had, by my uncle's cruelty, been driven to destroy himself. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance The fair legatee read this extraordinary testament more than once. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 For although to the legatee in question two hundred pounds would be better than none, yet the said legatee had had reason to expect that the bulk of the whole would be left to him. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Dividends that are declared after a grant or bequest, though earned before, go to the legatee as income. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman The residuary legatees will be therefore entitled to claim in the following proportions, viz.:— The Will of Samuel Appleton with remarks by one of the executors The law of Valentinian, forbidding these women to make clerics their legatees, precluded the former from the comfort of an ostentatious guaranty of their piety, and stigmatized the disinterestedness of the latter. Women of Early Christianity The Vice-Chancellor made an order for a reviver, "no one appearing to oppose;" and, indeed, who could have appeared but a few ghosts of dead legatees to demur to the galvanising of this sepulchral business? Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) The age was the legatee of a spirit of venom and bigotry which expressed itself in deeds of violence more distressing than those incident to the religious wars. Women of England Any person may be a devisee or legatee including married women, minors and corporations. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman Samuel A. Appleton, of Boston, being a legatee of $25,000, has 1/12 26. The Will of Samuel Appleton with remarks by one of the executors Let not deceit claim sanction from above; It may assist upon the wheels of fate, But what Spain offered through such legatees Was worse than powder on the bated flame. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation Nine ladies were mentioned by name, and the legacy had been placed in the hands of Sztolarik to be paid at once to the legatees. St. Peter's Umbrella The gentleman thinks he has found an argument that will invalidate the sentence pronounced in the cause of the disputed legatees, and re-instate the heirs of Brunnig in that property. The Lawyers, A Drama in Five Acts A person to whom real estate is given is called a devisee; the receiver of personal property a legatee. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman Mrs. Mary Mackintosh, wife of His Excellency Robert James Mackintosh, Governor of the Island of Antigua, &c. a legatee of $10,000, has 1/30 29. The Will of Samuel Appleton with remarks by one of the executors For Japan’s position as at once the legatee of special privileges Lessons of the Russo-Japanese War. and the champion of China’s territorial integrity and “the open door” see Japan, § History. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Hence the number of writers who declared themselves Euphues' legatees and executors. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare To the Dominion they assigned several fields of legislation which in the Republic fell to the respective states; and the Dominion was made residuary legatee of powers not specified. The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time Thus, should a person mentioned as legatee die before the testator, the legacy would be invalid. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman And then he sang Irish Melodies with Tom Moore's words, and rather shocked his hearer by the message the legatee of the singer received about his heart. When Ghost Meets Ghost It is our property–we are the legatees of the laborers who have piled it up. In the Heart of a Fool He rivalled Greene, but did not imitate him, being himself a direct legatee of Lyly. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare While they denounced Isom, Judge Little was advertising in the metropolitan papers for the mysterious legatee, for there is no man so faithful to his trust as the administrator of another’s estate. The Bondboy We are told that the obedient legatee accepted the caution as his motto, and had it hung upon his bedroom wall, where it served him as an excellent excuse for doing nothing at all. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Just so much as the testator parts with the legatee obtains. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications The legacy and the legatee have proved equally unsubstantial. Six Letters From the Colonies His love pamphlets, which filled the greatest part of his literary career, connect him with the euphuistic cycle, and he is assuredly one of Lyly's legatees. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare Under the terms of the will, it was pointed out, he was empowered to act in that capacity only in case of the testator’s death before the majority of the legatee. The Bondboy "You know, my little Bobinette, that I have made you my sole legatee," cried the captain, with an adoring look at the pretty girl who suddenly appeared in the doorway. A Nest of Spies We are sorry to say that a general belief prevails, and we fear is too well founded, that Mr. Desrivières, the residuary legatee, means to contest this bequest of his venerable benefactor. McGill and its Story, 1821-1921 The heir or legatee on the general title, is considered responsible for the taxes payable by the parties from whom he derives. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 I now have pleasure in enclosing you a complete and I think final account, by which you will see that there is a sum in hand of £43 due to you as residuary legatee. Tatterdemalion The lost legatee haunted him more tragically than ever. Anthony Lyveden On the other, she appeared as the legatee of many privileges more or less inconsistent with that principle. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era We might lose the works of Fielding or Gibbon, because a legatee found them distasteful and used the power of the copyright to suppress them. The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind Remembering what Grace once told me I fancied that an expression of unutterable relief smoothed out the wrinkles of anxiety on the legatee’s brow, but I may have been mistaken in this. Lorimer of the Northwest There he was told that the lawyer himself was sole executor, and he—Ralph—residuary legatee. Tatterdemalion The kindest of men, he found the picture of the poor legatee fighting for existence when, but for another's remissness, he would have had a goodly heritage, inexpressibly distressing. Anthony Lyveden “Yes,” he reiterated, “Miss Webster has made you her sole legatee.” The Wall Between He made the College his residuary legatee, but during his life had handed over large sums for College purposes, and the total of his gifts cannot have been less than £60,000. St. John's College, Cambridge Dr. Ward himself had prepared a new edition, containing considerable additions, which was presented to the British Museum by his residuary legatee. Notes and Queries, Number 183, April 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc “I made it at the gaming table last night, and the Chevalier O’Sullivan was one of the legatees,” I answered like a flash. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Anthony Lyveden was the nephew of the man whose will I made, and he was named as the sole legatee. Anthony Lyveden The field-marshal left his fortune to his wife, and when she died, she left Samuel Pechell, Master in Chancery, her sole executor and residuary legatee. The Huguenots in France There is "many a slip betwixt the cup" of the legator and "the lip" of the legatee. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God The true ratio was 3.1416: I have the anecdote from the legatee's executor, who opened the book. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II But she did not fail in legal knowledge of what she ought to do under the unexpected provisions of her husband's will, of which she was left sole executrix and residuary legatee. Shakespeare's Family Buckingham House, which had been left to the Duke of Clarence, had been twice sold; the Queen and the Duke of Kent were dead; the only legatee, therefore, was the Duke of York. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I If he offers you his will, refuse to read it, but glance sidelong at the line where the names of legatees are written. Horace Because the old fellow made you his legatee by his spoken last will and testament. The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers The legatees were to erect a statue to Colleoni on the Piazza of St. Mark. New Italian sketches Henry Smith was to have £5 for his pains, and Edward Bagley to be residuary legatee. Shakespeare's Family He eclipsed the foremost of the Grant clique, Morton and Conkling, who after a little fruitless third-term talk were both hoping to be legatees of the Grant influence in the approaching Presidential convention. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement This has become a fortunate legatee, in comparison with what it was fifty years ago. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 He had purposely strung out the situation to its last thread, for the joy of witnessing the self-satisfied eagerness of the three legatees. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play His wife Joan, the chief legatee, was directed to carry on the farm with the aid of her eldest son, Bartholomew, to whom a share in its proceeds was assigned. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles It is not clear how the connection is traced between her and her other legatees, but it is very noticeable her preference for the Hathaway connections to those of the Shakespeare side. Shakespeare's Family To tell the truth, he was himself one of the other legatees. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 It was proof of Abel Gallup's entire trust in his son, that there was not one word in the will that in any way whatsoever expressed even a hope as to the legatee's political convictions. The Ffolliots of Redmarley The property acquired by a slave he is often allowed to enjoy unmolested during his lifetime; but at his death, his master administers to the estate as heir, executor, and sole legatee. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Suppress the testament and succour them—good; but on condition of restoring to the rightful legatee the exact sum of which you deprive him, neither more nor less. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. The steward was henceforth looked upon with great devotion, so much so that Mrs Macvie induced her husband to include him as one of the legatees in his will. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century He left numerous bequests; but made Griffith his residuary legatee; and, having settled this matter, urged on, and superintended his workmen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 His fortune was much increased by being left one of the residuary legatees of Nollekens, the sculptor—to the extent, in fact, of £50,000. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting I am the only one of the legatees who has been so silly, but a weak body must excuse weak nerves. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record ‘But, father Bouin, that pile of letters from the legatee, which the departed never even took the trouble to open?’ Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. Sir Adam hesitated a moment, and then wrote the name of one of his sisters as the conditional legatee. Adam Johnstone's Son There soon arose a question as to who should be the legatee of the "Sick Man of Europe," and legacy hunters, some fawning, some clamorous, gathered at his bedside. Bulgaria Even so, the solicitor, putting two and two together, had very little doubt as to the relations of his client and of the lady whom he had made his residuary legatee. Good Old Anna And a legatee finds himself in an inextricable thorn bush. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. Horrified at the grave charge of disobedience, Bassett distributed his work and left with what the junior clerk—whom he had constituted residuary legatee—considered unnecessary and indecent haste. Salthaven This was a second will, by which my daughter Anna Campbell would have been appointed my universal legatee, had you not been living. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Hardy, you remember, made you his residuary legatee. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan So he tore up the second will and wrote a third, in which, while naming her as his principal legatee, he incorporated the story of her shame. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People Maître Lecanu went on: "My colleague in Paris has just communicated to me the main item of his will, by which he makes your son Jean—Monsieur Jean Roland—his sole legatee." The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. “I’m afraid, Tom,” said Mr Wilson, “you’ll find, like a great many other residuary legatees, that you’ve not gained much by the compliment.” Poor Jack As soon as the legacies are paid the legatees would not be able to obtain any employment in husbandry until the legacies are spent! Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King On one of these occasions he met with a man who gave him the sorrowful news that Sergeant Hardy was dead, leaving Miles his executor and residuary legatee. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan The notion had been his own mischievous legacy to Grenville, but he now felt that it had been clumsily used by his legatee. Benjamin Franklin In 1810 the legatees got the will reversed by an act of Parliament. Recollections of Old Liverpool "He left a will by which I was constituted sole legatee." Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House A legacy of £100 by the late Mr. Millers, Minor Canon of the Cathedral, and a contribution of £300 by his residuary legatees, applied to the ceiling of the Nave. Ely Cathedral When poor Hardy made out his will he made me residuary legatee because the trifle he had to leave—his kit, etcetera,—was not worth dividing between me and Armstrong. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan Any part of the estate thus forfeited goes to the remaining legatees in an equal division, and so you can imagine what a sharp watch the several beneficiaries under this will keep over one another. Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania "So shall I, too, my lord," drily returned Bluewater; "for, I fully expect it will appear as a witness; a character that is at once fatal to all claims as a legatee." The Two Admirals It required some measure of specious ingenuity to explain his errand as he wished; but Mr. Carruth, being used to squirming legatees, understood and came to the point with a candor which made Pelgram wince. White Ashes None of the original claimants survive, but they have left heirs and legatees, executors and assignees, who have perennially presented their cases, and who are now indulging in high hopes of success. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis What else did Grecian sculpture teach to these the modern Greeks—the true legatees of all that was Hellenic? Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life Why he selected the United States as his residuary legatee has long been, and will continue to be, the subject of curious inquiry. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective "Am I not the luckiest fellow in the world?" demanded the young legatee with exultation. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel If so, Lydia Carr had found that she was her mistress' sole legatee.... Murder at Bridge He then following the analogy of testamentary legacies and legatees describes those heirs as "entering on possession of that eternal inheritance" "by the death of the Testator." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life And Mrs. Collins's actions after I informed her that she was the chief legatee proved conclusively that she was as amazed as the rest of us to find that Whitmore had enriched her. The Substitute Prisoner The only persons designated in his will as legatees are a faithful servant, for whom abundant provision was made, and Henry James Hungerford, nephew of the testator. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective She had found it necessary to invoke "the aid of the law of both States, and her legatees" were subject to the same necessity. The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 Why, good Lord, man, he has made you the principal legatee,—he has actually given you everything. From the Housetops "I suppose you quite understand that, having made your legatee, Mary Deane, your sole executrix likewise, you give her absolute control?" The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches For example, this, from a gentleman of Pell City, Alabama: My wife is the residuary legatee of Virginia's language, inherited, acquired and affected varieties, including the vanishing y; annihilated g; long-distance a, and irresistible drawl. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' The legacy duty on succession, from one unconnected with the legatee by blood, is ten per cent.; from relations six, and from parents one per cent. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 Some time ago Maurice, speaking to me of Mr. Beresford's will, told me that there had been a little difficulty in tracing one of the persons named as legatees. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 3 A Novel He had dealt a good deal with men and women, and he did not altogether like the amused observing eyes of the legatee, and he distrusted her soft voice of seeming acquiescence. The Good Comrade I suppose you understand that you have in this Will left 'everything' to the named legatee, Mary Deane, spinster, that is to say, excluding no item whatsoever? The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Your devotion to the legatee Auchincloss cannot possibly be explained by any ordinary feeling of obligation. The Chief Legatee The Corporation is the residuary legatee under Mr. Carnegie's will and it is not yet known what further sum may come to it through that instrument. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie In it take place the elections, federal, state, and local; it is the local unit of state government and the residuary legatee of all powers not granted to other authorities. Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum "I shall do what I please," Julia replied, and Chèrie never doubted it; she would have done no less herself had she been the fortunate legatee, Uncle William or twenty Uncle Williams notwithstanding. The Good Comrade And I will say this for him: no other Tryon legatee of them all has steered so fine a course through these last five upsetting years. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The chief legatee—the one she chose to leave the bulk of her very large fortune to—is a man we none of us know. The Chief Legatee Having no children, she adopted two, one the daughter of an old friend named Madocks, who afterward became her principal legatee. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag Suspicions and insinuations of underhand dealing on the part of the successful legatee had aroused strong feelings, with the result that all communication between the two families had ceased. Up in Ardmuirland But the child, the legatee, or creditor, takes it not by natural right, but by a law of the society of which he is a member, and to which he is subject. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 One regards it as the executor and residuary legatee of a complicated will dealing with a small estate regards the testator. The Judge "I didn't know at that time the social status of the legatee; nor did I know her brother then as well as I do now." The Chief Legatee When he came to die, he made him executor to his will, and residuary legatee, after disposing of some half a million of money in other legacies. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest "He left his body to the sea, And made a shark his legatee." The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood If they have formed rules of appropriation, those rules may give it to the wife and children, or to some one of them, or to the legatee of the deceased. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 I have never had the pleasure of meeting the principal legatee. New Faces Delirious weeks are spent in rehearsal, under a first-class professional director, audience and performers have an equally good time, and Charity, as residuary legatee, profits by thousands. The Real Adventure "Who is the person?" demanded Garvington, with a gleam of hope that Pine might have made him the legatee. Red Money But the will was conditional; each of the legatees was to place five pounds in the testator's coffin. More Toasts The worthy couple died several years ago, making Tilly their chief legatee. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 The natural legatee of the old regime in his party was in line, of course. The Ramrodders A Novel Moreover, old Lindstrand's will was perfectly unequivocal, and contained none of those ill-natured restrictions about marrying or not marrying, or assuming the testator's name, or anything which could put the legatee to the slightest inconvenience. Doctor Claudius, A True Story In due time, as the solicitor said, the name of the lucky legatee would be made public, and with this assurance Garvington was obliged to be content. Red Money The legatees were to erect a statue to Colleoni on the Piazza of S. Mark. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series You are the residuary legatee, I take it. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales He was not a mere legatee forced on them by a boss—he was speaking for himself, and the sincerity of the young man made itself felt. The Ramrodders A Novel He had scarcely heard of Captain Carroll until his return from Mexico, and now he was a legatee in the will of a millionaire. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue He had also been one of the legatees under the will of Charles F. Hovey, who left about forty thousand dollars to the anti-slavery cause. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist A colored man was mixed up in the matter in some way,—probably as executor and legatee. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 Louis was made executor and legatee, "and if we have ever offended our beloved brother," dictated the dying man, "we implore him to pardon us as we with d�bonnaire affection pardon him." Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 I was led to picture him a residuary legatee who had never done a stroke of work in his life, and believed that no one else ever did except from a sportive perversity. Somewhere in Red Gap He had for many years been an intimate friend of Colonel Dumont, and was a legatee in his will to a liberal amount. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue "I'm afraid, Tom," said Mr. Wilson, "you'll find, like a great many other residuary legatees, that you've not gained much by the compliment." Poor Jack Many people keep all their property for themselves till death, and then make good institutions their legatees. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs The only person immediately interested in the death of Alfred Hartridge is his executor and sole legatee, a man named Leonard Wolfe. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman Most opulent in spiritual gifts was this lord of Valapee; the legatee, moreover, of numerous anonymous souls, bequeathed to him by their late loyal proprietors. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I I shall perform the part of your legatee," said he, "till to-morrow; then I will find some other depositary. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 The bequest, however, was made conditional on the legatee taking the testator's body from The Tree and "planting it white." The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Mr. Dodd was the residuary legatee of his father, and his own will made during his last sickness, appointed me as his executor. The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars The next step was to obviate the absurdity of Patrick's being selected as the residuary legatee at a time when he was engaged in bitter litigation against Rice. True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office It is necessary, therefore, that all of you should know what there is to know of the personality of the legatee. The Teeth of the Tiger But the name he refused to insert, for, said he; "Let each man consider himself legatee." Black Beetles in Amber Garret Burke, the elder brother, had shortly before the purchase made Edmund his residuary legatee, and it is guessed that of this bequest two thousand pounds were in cash. Burke And Louis tried to smile knowingly at the knowing trustee and executor with his amiable partiality for one legatee as against the other. The Price of Love Yet the industry of producing properly authenticated nephews, heirs, legatees, next of kin and claimants of all sorts has never been adequately developed. True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office As for the Mornington inheritance, there could be no more question of that, because the legatee, in his turn, had set himself in open rebellion against society. The Teeth of the Tiger The Hon. Stephen White, mentioned in these letters, was a nephew of Joseph White, and the legatee of the principal part of his large property. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style "We are going to make you sole legatee." Strange True Stories of Louisiana Perhaps Mr. Brimsdown felt less lonely among his legal documents, meditating over battles he had won for dead legatees. The Moon Rock These were relatives of Colonel La Vigne, whose son Walter was the residuary legatee of Bellevue, with but one imbecile life, after that of Madame Favraud, between him and enormous wealth. Miriam Monfort A Novel He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee. The House of a Thousand Candles I have made you all legatees of my will. Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted Allow me!" he says, bowing, and making me bow, too, "to introduce you to the future legatee!—Barbara, my child, you and I are nowhere. Nancy Valentine had inherited only about two hundred pounds from his father, he having been left residuary legatee, and he was much more inclined to spend this on luxuries than on necessaries. Fated to Be Free As it was originally drawn that will makes Mr. Stephen the sole legatee. The Mystery of 31 New Inn "And she wasn't even a legatee," added Miss Maria, grimly. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 I had been the only intimate friend of this lonely, self-contained man and he had made me not only his sole executor but his principal legatee. The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta "As executor you've got to pay it over in full to yourself as residuary legatee!" repeated Tutt stubbornly, evading the issue. By Advice of Counsel There are more than twenty counsel against him, for all the legatees under the former will are represented. Mr. Meeson's Will It flashed upon him presently that a legatee could not benefit by a will which he had witnessed. Fenton's Quest The verses, which I print by permission of Miss Kendall, Miss Field's residuary legatee, were given to Canon Ainger by the late Miss M.L. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays In complete but blissful ignorance that the other existed, the young legatees fell in love with persons unmentioned in the will and performed the highly commendable but exceedingly complicating act of matrimony. The Man from Brodney's One might suppose that a legatee to twenty-five thousand dollars could be readily found; but Miss Sadie Burch proved a most elusive person. By Advice of Counsel "Why, do you mean to quite cut out your nephew—and the other legatees?" he added by way of an afterthought. Mr. Meeson's Will They are provincials mocked by a world-wide opportunity, the stupid legatees of a great generation of exiles. An Englishman Looks at the World Or ought they first to obtain the consent of the residuary legatees? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 Late in the afternoon, the Marquess and his party, saying farewell to the Princess and the revived legatees, put out to the yacht and steamed away in the wake of the great warship. The Man from Brodney's Remember this, the law would not permit you as executor of your father's will to pay over this money, if any other than yourself were the residuary legatee. By Advice of Counsel That man behind is Stickon; he is for one of the legatees also. Mr. Meeson's Will The race which at the last shall inherit the earth—the residuary legatee of civilization—will be the race which remains longest upon it. The Marrow of Tradition The great man,--the rich relation--who had it in his power to make Morleena an heiress, and the very baby a legatee--was offended. Ten Girls from Dickens I am proud to say I am not a legatee. Martin Chuzzlewit The great man—the rich relation—the unmarried uncle—who had it in his power to make Morleena an heiress, and the very baby a legatee—was offended. Nicholas Nickleby It turned out that instead of 16,600L. it was about 30,000L.; so that his legatees had their bequests nearly doubled. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain I tried afterward to buy the gun he had spoken of from his legatees not in the quality of a central-fire gun, but as Turgenieff's gun; but I did not succeed. Reminiscences of Tolstoy All the rest he died possessed of, he bequeathed to Peggotty; whom he left residuary legatee, and sole executrix of that his last will and testament. David Copperfield I am proud to say that neither of my children is a legatee. Martin Chuzzlewit Shortly afterward, however, the horse-stealer's residuary legatee, recovering from the first shock of his surprise, fell into the grim humor of the situation, and proceeded to carry out to the letter the testator's whimsical request. Ponkapog Papers I mean to see, if I can, that justice be done to the poor of the city of Barchester generally, who are, in fact, the legatees under the will. The Warden Upon this hint Mr. Weller settled the bill, and, issuing forth, the executor, legatee, attorney, and umpires, directed their steps towards the city. The Pickwick Papers But Auguste's feelings towards his sole legatee were no longer cordial. A Book of Remarkable Criminals But I am not a legatee,' said Mr Pecksniff, smiling dispassionately; 'and I never expected to be a legatee. Martin Chuzzlewit The legatees asserted that the apostrophe was a blot, and therefore claimed two instead of one hundred thousand francs each. Literary Blunders Less than a fortnight after he had taken me from the asylum, he drew up a will, in which he adopted me and made me his sole legatee. The Count's Millions It can't be denied that undeserving people have been legatees, and even residuary legatees. Middlemarch Of course that helps to make it look as if the testator had changed his mind only as to the one legatee—makes it look plausible and genuine. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation Mr. Parrish sat at his desk, read through his will, and wrote a letter to Miss Trevert informing her that, under the will, she was left sole legatee. The Yellow Streak If Leslie Guest, or the man who is dying upstairs, has a legacy to leave, let him choose another legatee! The Great Secret That is evident from the fact that on his arrival here he believed you to be the sole legatee. The Count's Millions Most of these followers are not Lowick people," said Sir James; "I suppose they are legatees from a distance, or from Middlemarch. Middlemarch Everything had been left to him: he was sole executor as well as sole residuary legatee. The Talleyrand Maxim Miss Trevert, as you know, is made principal legatee, but I understand from her that she does not propose to accept the inheritance. The Yellow Streak She expects that I shall tell you, that you will be the legatee of this knowledge, which she would give so much to gain. The Great Secret "Well, he came here today to tell me that, and also that Kathleen is mentioned in Spencer's will as residuary legatee." I Spy Here, clearly, was a new legatee; else why was he bidden as a mourner? Middlemarch Of these the great author's chosen literary legatee is the most eminent and, in the main, the most reliable. Thomas Carlyle The legatees were far too powerful to make it possible for their living chattels to raise an effective protest except by actual rebellion. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate He said he had made his will that day, and I was the principal legatee, though he had not alluded to me in it by my own name. The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story He made a will, in which she was sole legatee, and insured his life in different offices to the amount of five thousand pounds. Birds of Prey A will, a long time made, which had been left in the hands of a notary in Rennes, made him universal legatee. Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales She said, "I cannot justify the deed to the legatees; but towards his father, the late King was justifiable, for George I. had burnt two wills made in favour of George II." Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 Just say the word and I'll leave it to Providence, which is always a convenient legatee, and in any case—but wait, only wait and see what a week will bring forth! The Christian A Story I dare say that in a few days half of the money will be transferred to the name of the other legatee; that can be easily done. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret The logical method can scarcely supersede the pre-logical method, for it covers less ground and is more exclusive, it can never be the universal legatee of the pre-logical method. Impressions and Comments He can also, in the case of farming, industry, or commerce, leave his entire property to one of his children, except that the legatee has to pecuniarily indemnify his brothers and sisters. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day I have the pleasure to inform you, Miss Whyte, that my client, the late Mr. Homer Ramsay, has left you the residuary legatee of his entire property—some fifty or sixty thousand dollars. The Law-Breakers and Other Stories The fourth residuary legatee, in whom, according to the terms of the will, all would have consequently centred, was Mr. Rigby. Coningsby He was, says Abbé Bois, one of the legatees of the late Gen. Wolfe, and died at Quebec, 28th Dec, 1801. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present Thus it was he went over again the words in which Gerard had made him the depository, the legatee, of his most sacred possession. Young Lives What is the difference between an heir and a legatee? Studies in Civics A Venetian statute of 1242 prescribes that a bequest of massariticum shall be held to carry to the legatee all articles of common family use except those of gold and silver plate or jeweller's work. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Lord Monmouth's executor, and very probably one of his residuary legatees! Coningsby Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, his sole mourner. Short Stories Old and New George Dyer, who had acted as tutor to his children, was one of Stanhope's residuary legatees. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia The executor having collected debts due the estate and settled all claims against it, makes his final statement to the court, and the remaining property is distributed among the heirs and legatees. Studies in Civics This was so strange, so different from the attitude which a disappointed legatee might be expected to assume that neither of the pair knew exactly how to reply. Cap'n Dan's Daughter A legatee of some sort he knew he was. Coningsby She felt assured that Maggie was drowned; that was far more probable than that her niece and legatee should have done anything to wound the family honor in the tenderest point. The Mill on the Floss And he explained that she was her stepmother's residuary legatee. The Iron Woman What he did not choose to gather and assimilate to himself, or assign for the special education of his children, the State will share in the lion's proportion with heir and legatee. A Modern Utopia I see her sign her name,I see the attestors do the same.Who is the happy legatee?In the next number you will see. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler That was the sum, I believe, which was eventually shared amongst his legatees. Charles Lamb Then, too, there was a possibility that Herbert would turn out a legatee. Herbert Carter's Legacy Certainly," the senior member of the firm said; "as you are a legatee a copy has already been prepared for you. The Iron Woman Within this scheme, which makes the State the source of all energy, and the final legatee, what will be the nature of the property a man may own? A Modern Utopia Each was read aloud to a concourse of expectant and envious legatees. The Unwilling Vestal Miss Emma Isola, who was, in Charles Lamb's phrase, "a very dear friend of ours," remained his friend till death, and became eventually his principal legatee. Charles Lamb Minda Carter was named therein as his sole legatee,—"Minda Carter, at present known as Viola Gwyn, the daughter of Owen and Rachel Carter." Viola Gwyn Nannie will be the residuary legatee; she has some money from her father, too, though not very much. The Iron Woman There are no relatives, no claims, no meddlesome legatees to question the disposition of Colonel Valois' estate. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance In every will Calvaster, her nearest relative and favorite grandnephew, was named as chief legatee. The Unwilling Vestal Has the will made her a sole legatee? The Midnight Passenger : a novel We have also prescribed the same procedure where the person charged with a trust is a legatee or already himself a transferee under a prior trust. The Institutes of Justinian That all of these legatees were of the other sex is explained by the fact that, having been always a bachelor, he had an intense, although only a general admiration for the sex. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria Mrs. Delancy, widow of a son of the decedent, was one of the legatees, and she was visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert Austin, in central Illinois. The Day of the Dog The amazing fact of Frederick, the village scapegrace and Amabel's reckless, if aristocratic, lover, having been made the legatee of the upright Mrs. Webb's secret savings had something to do with this. Agatha Webb Adelaide was sole legatee, the estate consisting of the hovel at Plassans and the carbine of the deceased, which a smuggler loyally brought back to her. A Zola Dictionary; the Characters of the Rougon-Macquart Novels of Emile Zola; Accordingly, if such a slave is instituted heir, or made legatee or donee, the succession, legacy, or gift is acquired, not for the usufructuary, but for the owner. The Institutes of Justinian She said, "I cannot justify the deed to the legatees; but towards his father, the late King was justifiable, for George the First had burnt two wills made in favour of George the Second." The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 To begin, Sarah induced him to make a last will, in which he made her his residuary legatee. The Clique of Gold If the legatee have no relatives, you stand just where you stood before, and will require the evidence as to identity for which Mr. Wallingford is now in search. The Allen House Trouble was caused him by a dispute with one of the legatees, a poor kinsman who put an unexpected interpretation upon the item of the will which concerned him. Veranilda Margaret has had a lawyer's letter, and she is residuary legatee—the legacies being about two thousand pounds, and the remainder about forty thousand, at the present value of property in Milton.' North and South But the greatest excitement was shown by the fortunate legatee. Mr. Hogarth's Will This one contained his will, in which Ibsen figured as his residuary legatee. Hedda Gabler Maitre Lecanu went on: "My colleague in Paris has just communicated to me the main item of his will, by which he makes your son Jean—Monsieur Jean Roland—his sole legatee." Pierre and Jean For the rest it would appear that Godfrey inherited about �12,000 in England, together with a possible further sum of which the amount was not known, as residuary legatee. Love Eternal Thus he was the legatee of the Babylonian academies, the decay of which became daily more marked. Rashi What was her position as legatee to her situation as a woman? Two on a Tower By the way, there seems to be no mention in the will of a residuary legatee. The Lady of the Shroud Frank's demise, as I have already stated, preceded his brother's by several minutes and consequently Arabella became the chief legatee; and that is how she obtained her millions. The Golden Slipper : and other problems for Violet Strange The hostess pertinently remarked that she, as eldest son, might surely rank among the millionaire's legatees. Howards End The hostess pertinently remarked that she, as eldest son, might surely rank among the millionaire's legatees.� Howards End But the humble legatee—a singularly plain, unpretending, uneducated Western girl—exhibited a dogged pertinacity in claiming her rights. The Twins of Table Mountain Being a commander of pandours in the Austrian service, and grievously wounded at Bavaria, in the year 1743, he wrote to my mother, informing her he intended me, her eldest son, for his universal legatee. The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 1 My friends, I know the wine-merchant, and, for the sake of the legatee, hope heartily that the stock is large. Roundabout Papers I know that, for I drew the interest for her—it would be desirable now for the trustees and legatees to have the Colonel's advice about the time and mode of converting them into money. Guy Mannering He was as good as his word; altered his will next day, and made Rosa his residuary legatee. A Simpleton One day a distant connection of his in London, an East Indian Merchant and an ex-Lord Mayor died, leaving him sole legatee and executor. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green If a telegram to say that we had become legatees had arrived from, St. Petersburg, I should have flung at him a quittance for my foolish stepfather's debts, and then dismissed him. The Gambler The importance which, as legatee of Mr. Stanley, I attach to his generous gift has not been denied. Elinor Wyllys, Volume 2 Even the infantryman is now hardly more than the residuary legatee after the guns have taken their toll. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war These I need not enumerate here, especially as I have reserved them as his residuary legatee and, in the event of my death, they will pass to you under my will. Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain She is settled in the Rue Sainte-Barbe, managing a house——" "And she is to be your legatee? Scenes from a Courtesan's Life What!" exclaimed Cerizet, "do you mean that old Toupillier—" "By a will in his own handwriting, which I have here, that old pauper constitutes her his sole legatee. The Lesser Bourgeoisie Three years before he had been adjudged legally dead, and the estate divided, under bond of the legatees. The Breaking Point But the names of the legatee, executrix, testator, names of witnesses and their addresses were completely obliterated. Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. In case of death, Gobseck would make you legatee of my property. Gobseck On New Year’s day Dr. Pringle received a letter from India, informing him that his cousin, Colonel Armour, had died at Hydrabad, and left him his residuary legatee. The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family In his will, the wording of which was very touching, he begged his legatee to spend the four or five hundred francs that came of her little capital exclusively on her dress. Ursula "What," said the notary, "do you not intend making Mademoiselle Valentine de Villefort your residuary legatee?" The Count of Monte Cristo You are the residuary legatee of the late Colonel Armour. The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family |
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