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

The bailor has the power and intent to exclude the bailee from the goods, and therefore may be said to be in possession of them as against the bailee.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

While this relation of bailor and bailee exists, the owner is not ordinarily responsible for the negligence of the garageman or his servants in the care or operation of the automobile.

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

The bailor also obtained a right of action against the wrong-doer at a pretty early date.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

But as the remedies were all in the bailee's hands, it also followed that he was bound to hold his bailor harmless.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

If it is for the benefit of the bailor, that is, the boy who intrusts it, then he can’t require the other to pay for it, unless he was grossly negligent.

From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob