donatory
[ don-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, doh-nuh- ]
/ ˈdɒn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈdoʊ nə- /
noun, plural don·a·to·ries. Chiefly Scots Law.
a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
Words nearby donatory
donath-landsteiner phenomenon,
donation,
donation land,
donatist,
donative,
donatory,
donatus,
donau,
donbass,
doncaster,
donder
Example sentences from the Web for donatory
In Scotland they were held to belong to the crown or its donatory, usually the sheriff of a county.
On this island Francesco Pereira Coutinho, the first donatory, was killed by the savages.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil |Maria GrahamThe donatory of the territory which included the bay of Bahia, started a town, but it was destroyed by Indians.
The South American Republics Part I of II |Thomas C. Dawson