person entrusted with something; depositary; bailee
Refers to the person who receives and holds money, belongings, land, or other assets on behalf of someone else, often in a legal or formal context.
The depositary has a duty to carefully keep the entrusted items.
Who is the person entrusted with this land?
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling with 預り instead of 預かり; less common but still used.
Compound of 預かり (あずかり, 'keeping, holding') + 主 (ぬし, 'owner, master'). The reading ぬし for 主 is a common suffix meaning 'person in charge' or 'owner'.