Collatee

/ˌkɒl.ə.ˈtiː/ noun

Definition

A person who receives a document or text that has been collated, or in legal contexts, someone who receives a benefice or ecclesiastical position.

Etymology

From 'collate' + '-ee' (French suffix meaning recipient). This term is primarily used in ecclesiastical law and formal legal vocabulary.

Kelly Says

In medieval church law, a 'collatee' was someone appointed to a church position, and the bishop doing the appointing was 'collating' a benefice—legal language from centuries ago that still appears in old documents and formal ecclesiastical records.

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