bailor

American  

[bey-ler, bey-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

Etymology

Origin of bailor

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

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

But as the remedies were all in the bailee's hands, it also followed that he was bound to hold his bailor harmless.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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

The bailor is not responsible generally for any negligence of the hirer in operating the car.

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

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 Oliver Wendell Holmes