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trustee
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As a noun, trustee means a person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses. As a verb, it means commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
Meanings of trustee
5 meaningsnoun
A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.
A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
Members of a governing boardperson
Similar: regent
verb
To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
“to trustee an estate”
To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).