Donatory
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donatory — /don euh tawr ee, tohr ee, doh neuh /, n., pl. donatories. Chiefly Scots Law. a donee of the king, esp. one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit. [1610 20; < ML donatorius, equiv. to L dona(re) (see DONATION) +… … Universalium
donatory — n. donee of the king … English contemporary dictionary
donatory — /downat(6)riy/ The person on whom the king bestows his right to any forfeiture that has fallen to the crown … Black's law dictionary
donatory — /downat(6)riy/ The person on whom the king bestows his right to any forfeiture that has fallen to the crown … Black's law dictionary
donatory — A person who receives a gift from the crown … Ballentine's law dictionary
donatory — /don euh tawr ee, tohr ee, doh neuh /, n., pl. donatories. Chiefly Scots Law. a donee of the king, esp. one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit. [1610 20; < ML donatorius, equiv. to L dona(re) (see DONATION)… … Useful english dictionary
Donatary — Don a*ta*ry, n. See {Donatory}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1536 — Year 1536 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1536 January June * january 7 Catharine of Aragon, first consort queen from Henry VIII, dies. * February 2 Spaniard Pedro de… … Wikipedia
Captain-major — is the English rendering of the Portuguese title Capitão mor (sometimes Capitão Donatário ) for colonial officers, put in charge of a capitania, Portuguese possession (called captaincy , after his title) deemed not (yet) important enough to have… … Wikipedia
Charisticary — A charisticary is a person to whom is given the enjoyment of the revenues of a monastery, hospital, or benefice, also known as a comendatory or donatory. The charisticaries among the Ancient Greeks were a kind of donatories who enjoyed all the… … Wikipedia
