Trustee Definition
trŭ-stē
trustee, trustees
noun
trustees
A person to whom another's property or the management of another's property is entrusted.
Webster's New World
Any of a group or board of persons appointed to manage the affairs of an institution or organization.
Webster's New World
A nation under whose authority a trust territory is placed.
Webster's New World
In some U.S. states, a person in whose hands the property of a debtor is attached by means of garnishment; garnishee.
Webster's New World
Someone who holds title in trust for the benefit of another person and who owes fiduciary responsibility to that beneficiary. Also used loosely to refer to anyone acting as guardian or fiduciary with respect to another person.
Webster's New World Law
Synonyms:
- legal guardian
- regent
- director
- fiduciary
- depositary
- bailee
- overseer
- administrator
- depository
- guardian
- custodian
- appointee
- member of the directorate
- lawyer
- controller
verb
To commit (property or management) to a trustee or trustees.
Webster's New World
To function or serve as a trustee.
American Heritage
To attach by means of garnishment.
Webster's New World
To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Trustee
Noun
Singular:
trustee
Plural:
trustees
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