regent, trustee
(noun) members of a governing board
trustee, legal guardian
(noun) a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for anotherās benefit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
trustee (plural trustees)
A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, 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.
trustee (third-person singular simple present trustees, present participle trusteeing, simple past and past participle trusteed)
(transitive) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
(transitive) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
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Source: Wiktionary
Trus*tee", n. (Law)
Definition: A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process. Trustee process (Law), a process by which a creditor may attach his debtor's goods, effects, and credits, in the hands of a third person; -- called, in some States, the process of foreign attachment, garnishment, or factorizing process. [U. S.]
Trus*tee", v. t.
1. To commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to trustee an estate.
2. (Law)
Definition: To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; ātheoretical scienceā
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
