Trustee

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iː

Full definition of trustee

Noun

1. 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.

Derived terms

• board of trustees
• public trustee

Verb

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