A pow-er or authority conferred by one person by deed or will upon another (called the “do-nee”) to appoint, that is, to select and nominate, the person or persons who are to receive and enjoy an estate or an income there-from or from a fund, after the testator’s death, or the donee’s death, or after the termination of an existing right or interest. See Heinemann v. De wolf, 25 R. I. 243, 55 AU. 707
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
