n. One who holds bailed property; one who takes possession of the property of another (called a bailor) in order to keep that property safe for the other.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In law, the person to whom goods are committed in bailment. He has a temporary possession of them and a qualified property in them for such purpose only.
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n. the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered
Word Usage
"Because of this psychology, the bailee is unwilling to make hard decisions and thus asking for too much money."