Trustee

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Law One, such as a bank, that holds legal title to property in order to administer it for a beneficiary.
  • n. A member of a board elected or appointed to direct the funds and policy of an institution.
  • n. A country responsible for supervising a trust territory. See Usage Note at -ee1.
  • v. To place (property) in the care of a trustee.
  • verb-intransitive. To function or serve as a trustee.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
  • v. To commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to trustee an estate.
  • v. To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
  • v. To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
  • v. To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A person to whom property or funds have been committed in the belief and trust that he will hold and apply the same for the benefit of those who are entitled, according to an expressed intention, either by the parties themselves, or by the deed, will, settlement, or arrangement of another; also, by extension, a person held accountable as if he were expressly a trustee in law. Compare guardian, 2.
  • n. In the United States, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process (see the phrase below).
  • To attach by a trustee process. See trustee, n., 3.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. members of a governing board
  • n. a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
  • Antonym
    grantor   
    Verb Form
    trusteed    trusteeing    trustees   
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    Synonym
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    depositary    fiduciary    garnishee   
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    Ab    Ac    Ag    Agee    Aimee    Albee    Amputee    B    B.    Be   
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