bailor Law.
(ˌbeɪˈlɔː(r))
[f. bail v.1 + -or; cf. bailee.]
One who delivers goods, etc. to another for a specific purpose.
| 1602 W. Fulbecke 2nd Pt. Parall. 31 The bailor shall not anie way be charged by vertue of this bond. 1624 [see bailment]. 1830 Edin. Encycl. III. 207 In bailment there is a special qualified property transferred from the bailor to the bailee, together with the possession. 1845 Law Rep., Com. Bench I. 672 (marg.) A bailee of goods for hire, by selling them, determines the bailment, and the bailor may maintain trover against the purchaser. |