Dictionarydon•a•to•ryPronunciation: (don'u-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē, dō'nu-), [key] —n., —pl. -ries. Chiefly Scot. Law. a donee of the king, esp. one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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