bailor

[ bey-ler, bey-lawr ]

noun
  1. a person who delivers personal property in bailment.

Origin of bailor

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; bail1 + -or2

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bailor

/ (ˈbeɪlə, beɪˈlɔː) /


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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