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TRUSTEE

Pronunciation (US):

• TRUSTEE (noun)
The noun TRUSTEE has 2 senses:

1. a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
2. members of a governing board

Familiarity information: TRUSTEE used as a noun is rare.

• TRUSTEE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

legal guardian; trustee

Hypernyms ("trustee" is a kind of...):

fiduciary (a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Members of a governing board

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

regent; trustee

Hypernyms ("trustee" is a kind of...):

committee member (a member of a committee)

Holonyms ("trustee" is a member of...):

governing board (a board that manages the affairs of an institution)

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(Egyptian proverb)

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Definition of jurisprudence
Pronunciation of fiduciary
Definition of law
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