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trustee
English
Etymology
trust +? -ee
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i?
Noun
trustee (plural trustees)
- 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.
- A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
Derived terms
- board of trustees
- estate trustee
- public trustee
- trusteeship
Translations
Verb
trustee (third-person singular simple present trustees, present participle trusteeing, simple past and past participle trusteed)
- (transitive) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
- to trustee an estate
- (transitive) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
Anagrams
- Surette
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vigilante
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vigilante (“watchman, guard”), from Latin vigilans. Doublet of vigilant.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /v?d???lænti/, /v?d???l??nte?/
Noun
vigilante (plural vigilantes)
- A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction. [from 19th c.]
Derived terms
- vigilantism
- digilante
Translations
Anagrams
- genitival
French
Adjective
vigilante
- feminine singular of vigilant
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vigilans, vigilantem.
Verb
vigilante
- present participle of vigilare
Adjective
vigilante (plural vigilanti)
- vigilant, watchful, alert
- Synonyms: vigile, attento
Related terms
- vigilanza
- vigilare
Noun
vigilante m or f (plural vigilanti)
- security guard
- vigilante
Latin
Participle
vigilante
- ablative masculine singular of vigil?ns
- ablative feminine singular of vigil?ns
- ablative neuter singular of vigil?ns
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vigilans, vigilantem.
Adjective
vigilante m or f (plural vigilantes, comparable)
- vigilant; watchful; observant (alert and paying close attention)
Derived terms
- vigilantemente
Related terms
- vigilância
- vigilar
Noun
vigilante m, f (plural vigilantes)
- a person whose job is to watch over something
Further reading
- “vigilante” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vigilans, vigilantem.
Adjective
vigilante (plural vigilantes)
- watchful, alert, wakeful
Noun
vigilante m or f (plural vigilantes)
- guard, watchman
- Synonym: guarda
Derived terms
Related terms
- vigilancia
- vigilar
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vigilante
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bid?i?lante/
Noun
vigilante
- vigilante
- a person suspected to be involved in extrajudicial killings in the drug war in the Philippines from 2016.
Related terms
- salvage
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