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TRUSTEE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Members of a governing board

Synonyms:

regent; trustee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

Derivation:

trust (confer a trust upon)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

legal guardian; trustee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

Derivation:

trust (confer a trust upon)

Credits