chargees

Noun

chargee (plural chargees)

1. One who is charged; the person on whom a charge is levied, who is charged with a crime, who is charged to do something, etc.
   • June 18, charge to the Industrial Rehabilitiation Finance Board securing all sums which the chargees may be called upon to pay under or by reason of a guarantee;1948, The Chemical Age - Volume 59, page 133
2. The holder or beneficiary of a charge or right in security (such as a debenture).
   • A chargee proposing to sell or grant a lease of an object under paragraph 1 otherwise than pursuant to a court order shall give reasonable prior notice in writing of the proposed sale or lease to interested persons.1998, Air and Space Law - Volume 23, page ii
3. (Africa) One who is given charge of caring for another's animal or herd.
   • But the chargee will be entitled to a proportionate abatement of the price of the animal if the carcass is later sold.1954, Taslim Olawale Elias, Groundwork of Nigerian Law, page 237