public trustees

A form of public trustee — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of public trustee
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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