Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lessee \Les*see"\ (l[e^]s*s[=e]"), n. [F. laiss['e], p. p. of
   laisser. See {Lease}, v. t.] (Law)
   The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate
   by lease. --Blackstone.

Source : WordNet®

lessee
     n : a tenant who holds a lease [syn: {leaseholder}]