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Vinony

trustee

verb

  1. to put into the possession of trustee(s)
  2. to act as a trustee
L1412866 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. person holding property in trust
  2. board member of an institution or organization who is entrusted with the administering of funds or the directing of policy
L44787 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tɹʌsˈtiː/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English trust English -ee English trustee From trust + -ee.

  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.

    “The trust property is now managed by a trustee who holds formal title to the asset; the trustee can sell it, but only for the benefit of the beneficiary, and he must replace it with like assets.”

  2. A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English trust English -ee English trustee From trust + -ee.

  1. To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.

    “to trustee an estate”

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