Promisee Definition:

A person whom is to be the beneficiary of a promise, an obligation or a contract.

Related Terms: Promisor, Obligee

A person whom is the recipient of a promise, an obligation or a contract, received from the promisor.

Synonymous to obligee.

Stewart Rapalje's dictionary:

"Promisee: one to whom a promise has been made."

REFERENCES:

  • Rapalje, Stewart and Lawrence, Robert, A Dictionary of American and English Law, Volume II (Jersey City: Frederick D. Linn & Co. Law Publishers and Booksellers, 1883), page 1023.

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