Definition of: trustee

(trus·tē′) noun
1. One who holds property in trust; especially, in popular usage, one of a body of men, often elective, who hold the property and manage the affairs of a church or public institution.
2. One in whose hands property is attached by a trustee process.
—v.t. ·teed, ·tee·ing
1. Law To attach by trustee process (the property of a debtor in the hands of a third person).
2. To place (property) in the care of a trustee.