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

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

It would seem from other books that this was spoken of bailments generally, and was not limited to those which are terminable at the pleasure of the bailor.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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 Oliver Wendell Holmes

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

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

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