bailor

American  

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

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of bailor

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

Example Sentences

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

A bailor need not always be the owner of the thing bailed.

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

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

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 corporation may act as bailor or bailee, and an agent acting therefor would render the corporation liable unless he acted beyond the scope of his authority.

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