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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
trust·ee
I
\\ˌtrəs-ˈtē\\ noun
 DATE  1647
1.
  a. one to whom something is entrusted
  b. a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory
2.
  a. a natural or legal person to whom property is legally committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary (as a person or a charitable organization)
  b. one (as a corporate director) occupying a position of trust and performing functions comparable to those of a trustee
3.
trusty


II
verb
(trust·eed ; trust·ee·ing)
 DATE  1818
transitive verb
: to commit to the care of a trustee
intransitive verb
: to serve as trustee
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
trustee
trust·ee / trQ5sti: / noun1. a person or an organization that has control of money or property that has been put into a
trust
for sb
   (财产的)受托人
2. a member of a group of people that controls the financial affairs of a charity or other organization
   (慈善事业或其他机构的)受托人
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


trustee
noun

ADJ. joint They act as joint trustees of the fund. | sole | independent | public | professional

VERB + TRUSTEE act as, be, serve as | appoint, appoint sb (as) | remove (sb as) | resign as

PREP. ~ for They hold the land as trustees for the infant.

PHRASES a board of trustees

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
trust·ee
I. \|trə|stē\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: trust (III) + -ee
1. : one to whom something is entrusted : one trusted to keep or administer something
 < custodians of very glorious traditions, and the trustees of a spiritual wealth — W.R.Inge >
as
 a. : a member of a board entrusted with administering the funds and directing the policy of an institution or organization (as a school, hospital, philanthropic foundation)
 b. : a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory
2.
 a. : a person whether real or juristic to whom property is legally committed in trust : one holding legal title to property which he must administer for the benefit of a beneficiary or for a purpose recognized as legally charitable or as lawful by statute
 b. : one in whose hands the effects of another are attached by the trustee process
 c. : one held to a fiduciary duty similar in some respects to that of a trustee
  < the directors of a bank may be trustees for the depositors >
  < directors of a corporation are trustees for the stockholders >
  < a guardian is trustee of his ward's property >
II. verb
(trusteed ; trusteed ; trusteeing ; trustees)
transitive verb
: to commit to the care of a trustee
 < required to either sell or trustee their holdings in one or the other end of the business — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union >
 < whose scheme of social organization is to be adopted in the trusteed areas of the world — Isaiah Bowman >
intransitive verb
: to serve as trustee
III.
variant of
trusty

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