trustee
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
Verb Forms: trusteed, trusteeing, trustees
- To commit property or responsibilities to the care of a trustee.
- 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.
Examples
- He decided to ’trustee’ his final tiles to fate, hoping for a beneficial draw.
- to trustee an estate
Origin / Etymology
From trust + -ee.
Synonyms
legal guardian, regent
Scrabble Score: 7
trustee: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtrustee: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trustee: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
trustee: valid Words With Friends Word