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trustee

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trus·tee  (tr-st)
n.
1. Law One, such as a bank, that holds legal title to property in order to administer it for a beneficiary.
2. A member of a board elected or appointed to direct the funds and policy of an institution.
3. A country responsible for supervising a trust territory. See Usage Note at -ee1.
v. trus·teed, trus·tee·ing, trus·tees
v.tr.
To place (property) in the care of a trustee.
v.intr.
To function or serve as a trustee.

trustee [trʌˈstiː]
n
1. (Law) a person to whom the legal title to property is entrusted to hold or use for another's benefit
2. (Law) a member of a board that manages the affairs and administers the funds of an institution or organization
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trusteetrustee - a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
fiduciary - a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"
2.trusteetrustee - members of a governing board        
governing board - a board that manages the affairs of an institution
committee member - a member of a committee

trustee
noun administrator, agent, keeper, custodian, executor, fiduciary (Law), depository, executrix, steward Astonishingly, the trustees don't know where the money is either.
Translations
trustee [trʌsˈtiː] N (in bankruptcy) → síndico m; (= holder of property for another) → fideicomisario/a m/f, depositario/a m/f, administrador(a) m/f; [of college] → regente/a m/f
trustee [trʌˈstiː] n
(LAW)fidéicommissaire m
[school] → administrateur/trice m/f
trustee
n
(of estate)Treuhänder(in) m(f), → Vermögensverwalter(in) m(f)
(of institution)Kurator(in) m(f), → Verwalter(in) m(f); trusteesVorstand m; Trustee Savings Bank˜ Sparkasse f
trustee [trʌsˈtiː]
1. n (Law) → amministratore/trice fiduciario/a; (of school, institution) → amministratore/trice

trustee [trʌsˈtiː]
1. n (Law) → amministratore/trice fiduciario/a; (of school, institution) → amministratore/trice


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That the signature of the second Trustee (a retired army officer, living in the country) was a signature forged, in every case, by the active Trustee-- otherwise Mr.
Veneering launching himself upon this trustee as his oldest friend (which makes seven, Twemlow thought), and confidentially retiring with him into the conservatory, it is understood that Veneering is his co-trustee, and that they are arranging about the fortune.
Prince Andrew had to see the Marshal of the Nobility for the district in connection with the affairs of the Ryazan estate of which he was trustee.
 
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