assignee

[uh-sahy-nee, as-uh-nee] /ə saɪˈni, ˌæs əˈni/
noun, Law.
1.
a person to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for his or her own enjoyment or in trust.
Origin
1275-1325; Middle English assigne < Middle French, noun use of past participle of assigner to assign; see -ee
British Dictionary definitions for assignee

assignee

/ˌæsaɪˈniː/
noun
1.
(law) a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
2.
(Austral, history) a convict who had undergone assignment
Word Origin and History for assignee
n.

early 15c., "one who is appointed to act for another," from Old French assigne, past participle of assignier (see assign).