bailee

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: bail=ee

CIDE DICTIONARY

bailee, n. [OF. baillé, p. p. of bailler. See Bail to deliver.].

 The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust.  Blackstone.  [1913 Webster]
" In penal statutes the word includes those who receive goods for another in good faith."  Wharton.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bailee, n. Law a person or party to whom goods are committed for a purpose, e.g. custody or repair, without transfer of ownership.

Etymology

BAIL(1) + -EE