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trustee

Pronunciation: /tɹʌsˈtiː/

The English word “trustee” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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.

verb

  1. To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
  2. To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.

Etymology

From trust + -ee.

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