trustee

English Online Dictionary. What means trustee‎? What does trustee mean?

English

Etymology

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