A person who receives a donation or gift; the recipient of a donation, especially in legal or formal contexts.
From Medieval Latin donatarius, composed of donare (to give) plus -arius (one who receives). It's the formal legal term for a giftee that appears in property deeds and charitable documents.
The word 'donatary' is the legal opposite of 'donator'—together they form the perfect pair describing the entire transaction of generosity!
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