beggee

English

Etymology

beg +‎ -ee

Noun

beggee (plural beggees)

1. A person who is begged for something; someone approached by a beggar seeking charity.
   • 1891, William Henry Kearley Wright, Ye Brothers Blue, Pleasantries: From the "Blue Box" (page 277)

     […] for where the beggar has nothing to gain by asking, the beggee, though he gain nothing by giving, may lose by refusing to give.

   • 2012, Paul Kaplan, Murder Stories: Ideological Narratives in Capital Punishment, page 153:

     When one is a beggar, it is usually rather difficult to challenge the hegemony of the beggee.