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discontinuee

discontinuee noun: one whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance.

Noun

discontinuee (plural discontinuees)

  1. (historical) One whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance.

Forms of discontinuee

pluraldiscontinuees

Origin of discontinuee

From discontinue + -ee.

Questions about discontinuee

What does discontinuee mean?
Discontinuee means one whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance.
What part of speech is discontinuee?
Discontinuee is a noun.
What is the plural of discontinuee?
The plural of discontinuee is discontinuees.

Words near discontinuee in the dictionary

  1. discontinuation
  2. discontinuations
  3. discontinuative
  4. discontinue
  5. discontinued
  6. discontinuee
  7. discontinuees
  8. discontinuer
  9. discontinuers
  10. discontinues
  11. discontinuing

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