Trustee vs. Conservator

Trustee vs. Conservator — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Trustee and Conservator

Trusteenoun

A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.

Conservatornoun

One who conserves, preserves or protects something.

Trusteenoun

A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

Conservatornoun

(legal) A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.

Trusteeverb

(transitive) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.

to trustee an estate

Conservatornoun

An officer in charge of preserving the public peace, such as a justice or sheriff.

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Trusteeverb

(transitive) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.

Conservatornoun

(Roman Catholicism) A judge delegated by the pope to defend certain privileged classes of persons from manifest or notorious injury or violence, without recourse to a judicial process.

Trusteenoun

a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit

Conservatornoun

A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.

Trusteenoun

members of a governing board

Conservatornoun

the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)

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Conservatornoun

someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person