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bailor

American

[bey-ler, bey-lawr] / ˈbeɪ lər, beɪˈlɔr /

noun

a person who delivers personal property in bailment.

bailor British

/ beɪˈlɔː, ˈbeɪlə /

noun

contract law a person who retains ownership of goods but entrusts possession of them to another under a bailment

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Etymology

Origin of bailor

First recorded in 1595–1605; bail ¹ + -or ²

Example Sentences

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His lawyers had earlier told CNA that Maximilien's parents had flown over to Singapore and that a representative from his school would be his bailor.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

That doctrine was the absolute responsibility of the bailee to the bailor, if the goods were wrongfully taken from him.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

A bailee has a lien for his service and proper expenditures in caring for and preserving the thing bailed, but not for any other debt the bailor may owe him.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

The next point in logical order would be the degree of responsibility to which the bailee was held as towards his bailor who intrusted him.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Perhaps the bailor has a right to claim his property again, at any time, if it is bailed gratuitously, though I am not certain.

From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob

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