BAILEE

bailee

(noun) the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bailee (plural bailees)

(legal) One who holds bailed property; one who takes possession of the property of another (called a bailor) in order to keep that property safe for the other.

Etymology

Proper noun

Bailee

A female given name

Source: Wiktionary


Bail`ee", n. Etym: [OF. baillé, p.p. of bailler. See Bail to deliver.] (Law)

Definition: The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust. Blackstone.

Note: In penal statutes the word includes those who receive goods for another in good faith. Wharton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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