Definition of TRUSTEE

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 word
trustee 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