mortgagee

/ˌˈmɔrgəˌˈdʒi/
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Other forms: mortgagees

Definitions of mortgagee
  1. noun
    the person who accepts a mortgage
    “the bank became our mortgagee when it accepted our mortgage on our new home”
    synonyms: mortgage holder
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    type of:
    creditor
    a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
    holder
    a person who holds something
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