trustee

== English == === Etymology === From trust +‎ -ee. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɹʌsˈtiː/ Rhymes: -iː === Noun === trustee (plural trustees) (trust law) 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. A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== beneficiary settlor === Verb === trustee (third-person singular simple present trustees, present participle trusteeing, simple past and past participle trusteed) (transitive) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee. (transitive) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Surette