English dictionary
trustee
/tr/@/'st/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
Synonyms legal guardianSource: WordNet 3.0
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members of a governing board
Synonyms regentSource: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to <i>trustee</i> an estate.
Source: webster1913