bailor

American  

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

noun

• bailors
  plural

1. a person who delivers personal property in bailment.

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bailor British  

/ beɪˈlɔː, ˈbeɪlə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bailors
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of bailor

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

bailor

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

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 Jacob Abbott

The bailor has the power and intent to exclude the bailee from the goods, and therefore may be said to be in possession of them as against the bailee.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Sometimes a thing is bailed to a person,” continued Rollo’s father, “for the benefit of both persons, the bailor and the bailee.”

From Rollo's Museum by Jacob Abbott

And if workmen had been employed thereon, the bailor would also be obligated to pay for their labor.

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

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