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trustor

trustor

9.9
A person who gives property to another person to hold and manage for someone else
  • noun
  • /ˈtrʌstər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fideicomitente
  • Before transferring the property, the trustor must understand the terms set by the trustee.
  • trustor and trustee

Examples

  • The trustor or trustee can be an individual, organization, institution, or system.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Sometimes it's the trustor, not the trustee.

    Blog text (5)
  • The trustor evaluates the trustee's benevolence toward her, not anyone else.

    Academic text (2016)
  • In assessing the trustworthiness of a potential new venture partner, a trustor will consider that individual's ability, benevolence, and integrity.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Trustworthiness defines for the trustor whether the trustee is worthy of risking vulnerability and the potential negative consequences that may result from the decision to be vulnerable.

    Academic text (2016)
  • This factor focuses on the interpersonal relationship between the trustor and trustee and is an affective dimension of trustworthiness (Erdem & Ozen, 2003).

    Academic text (2016)
  • The trustor is responsible for creating the trust to benefit the designated beneficiary.

  • The trustor can choose different beneficiaries, depending on their wishes for the trust.

Synonyms

grantor
vstrustor
  • Specialized
2 7.9

A person who gives property or rights to someone else by a legal document

is specific to creating a trust rather than any legal transfer
settlor
vstrustor
  • Specialized
9.9

A person who puts property into a trust so others benefit

is an alternative legal term for the same trust-creating role

Surface Forms

trustor singular
trustors plural

Morphology

trustor = trust (semi-transparent) = trust + or

The word is clearly formed from 'trust' + agentive '-or', but the specialized legal sense is not fully predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

The word trustor comes from the simple word trust and the ending -or, a Latin ending that means 'one who'. So a trustor is the person who gives property into a trust, the one who 'trusts' the trustee to hold and manage it for someone else.