bailor

American  

[bey-ler, bey-lawr] / ˈbeɪ lər, beɪˈlɔr /

noun

1. a person who delivers personal property in bailment.

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bailor British  

/ beɪˈlɔː, ˈbeɪlə /

noun

1. contract law a person who retains ownership of goods but entrusts possession of them to another under a bailment

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Etymology

Origin of bailor

First recorded in 1595–1605; bail ¹ + -or ²

Example Sentences

It would seem from other books that this was spoken of bailments generally, and was not limited to those which are terminable at the pleasure of the bailor.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

If he has paid his bailor instead, he has paid one whom he was not bound to pay, and no general principle requires that this should be held to divest the plaintiff's right.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

“Sometimes a thing is bailed to a person,” continued Rollo’s father, “for the benefit of both persons, the bailor and the bailee.”

From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob

If the bailee is not negligent or otherwise at fault, and the loss happened by internal defect or inevitable accident, the bailor would be the loser.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

Having done this, the proof of negligence or want of care is thrown on the bailor.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney