trustee

trustee

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English

Etymology

From trust +‎ -ee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɹʌsˈtiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

trustee (plural trustees)

  1. (trust law) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.
  2. A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • beneficiary
  • settlor

Verb

trustee (third-person singular simple present trustees, present participle trusteeing, simple past and past participle trusteed)

  1. (transitive) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
  2. (transitive) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.

Anagrams

  • Surette

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