bailee

[ bey-lee ]

nounLaw.
  1. a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.

Origin of bailee

1
First recorded in 1520–30; bail1 + -ee

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British Dictionary definitions for bailee

bailee

/ (beɪˈliː) /


noun
  1. contract law a person to whom the possession of goods is transferred under a bailment

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