bailment

English

Etymology

From bail +‎ -ment.

Noun

bailment (plural bailments)

  1. (law) The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed.
  2. (obsolete) Bail.

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