trustee
Meanings
Plural: trustees
Noun
- a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
- members of a governing board
- 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.
Verb
- To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
- To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
Origin / Etymology
From trust + -ee.
Synonyms
legal guardian, regent
Scrabble Score: 7
trustee is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordtrustee is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trustee is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
trustee is a valid Words With Friends word