public trustee

noun

A public office which acts as a trustee, usually when a sum is required to be deposited as security by legislation, when courts remove another trustee, or for estates where either no executor is named by will or the testator elects wishes to appoint one.

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Meanings

nounpublic trustee (plural public trustees)

plural public trustees

  1. A public office which acts as a trustee, usually when a sum is required to be deposited as security by legislation, when courts remove another trustee, or for estates where either no executor is named by will or the testator elects wishes to appoint one.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 公共受託機構 /公共受托机构
  • 公共受託機構 /公共受托机构 (gōnggòng shòutuō jīgòu)public office which acts as a trustee
Finnish julkinen edunvalvoja
  • julkinen edunvalvojapublic office which acts as a trustee
French tiers de confiance
  • tiers de confiancepublic office which acts as a trustee
Indonesian balai harta peninggalan
  • balai harta peninggalanpublic office which acts as a trustee
Cite this entry
APA

public trustee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20trustee

MLA

“public trustee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20trustee. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public trustee,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20trustee.

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