Trustee
/trʌˈstiː/noun
A person or organization legally appointed to manage property or assets for another.
Did you know?Trustee comes from the same old root as trust and true, and in medieval English law it became a loaded word for someone holding property under a sacred obligation of fidelity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deru-
“to be firm, solid, steadfast”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*treuwaz
“faithful, true, loyal”
Old English
OE
trēowe
“faithful, trustworthy; true”
Middle English
ME
truste
“confidence, reliance; faithfulness”
14th Century
English
trusten
“to place confidence in, rely on”
16th Century
English
trustee
“a person entrusted with responsibility or property”