TSEM6041 - Legal background to trusts & estates: gift of land in a will
A gift of land in a will is properly described as a ‘deviseâ€�. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp recipient is a ‘deviseeâ€�. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp testator ‘devisesâ€� land, rather than bequeathing it. Using the incorrect word will not affect the correct result in law. This is based on the facts and their legal interpretation.