1. noun
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.
2. verb
a) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to trustee an estate.
b) To attach (a debtors wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
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