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BAILEE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bailee" is a kind of...):
agent (a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations)
Derivation:
bail (deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period)