trustee

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noun

trust·​ee ˌtrə-ˈstē 

1

a

: a natural or legal person to whom property is legally committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary (such as a person or a charitable organization)

b

: one (such as a corporate director) occupying a position of trust and performing functions comparable to those of a trustee

2

a

: one to whom something is entrusted

b

: a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory

3

: trusty

trustee

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verb

trusteed; trusteeing

transitive verb

: to commit to the care of a trustee

intransitive verb

: to serve as trustee

Examples of trustee in a Sentence

Noun

They were named as trustees to the child's estate.

the museum's board of trustees

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

That will be followed by an environmental analysis, with a final pact likely presented to trustees after that analysis is complete in 2025. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024

Other local policies in Greenville County have also appealed to them, such as when the board of trustees for the county’s libraries voted to relocate children’s materials depicting transgender minors from the children’s section to the parenting section. —Eduardo Medina Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1636, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Verb

1818, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing trustee

• co-trustee

Kids Definition

trustee

noun

trust·​ee

ˌtrəs-ˈtē

: a person who has been given responsibility for someone else's property

Legal Definition

trustee

1 of 2 noun

trust·​ee ˌtrəs-ˈtē 

1

: one to whom something is entrusted : one trusted to keep or administer something: as

a

: a member of a board entrusted with administering the funds and directing the policy of an institution or organization

b

: a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory

2

a

: a natural or legal person to whom property is committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary (as a person or charitable organization) : the holder of legal title to property placed in a trust compare cestui que trust, settlor

b

: one (as a corporate director) occupying a position of trust and performing functions comparable to those of a trustee

c

: trustee in bankruptcy

trusteeship noun

trustee

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trusteed; trusteeing

transitive verb

: to commit to the care of a trustee

intransitive verb

: to serve as trustee