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

The bailor also obtained a right of action against the wrong-doer at a pretty early date.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

If he has paid his bailor instead, he has paid one whom he was not bound to pay, and no general principle requires that this should be held to divest the plaintiff's right.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

To allow the bailor to sue, and to give him trespass, were pretty nearly the same thing before the action on the case was heard of.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

If the bailee is not negligent or otherwise at fault, and the loss happened by internal defect or inevitable accident, the bailor would be the loser.

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