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assignee

as·sign·ee [ ə s n, à sī n ] (plural as·sign·ees)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody receiving right over property: somebody to whom a right over property is given or transferred

2. proxy: somebody who is appointed to act for another

3. inheritor: a person or a generation that inherits something, e.g., a set of values, a culture, or a group of problems

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