Committee
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
In practice
One or more individuals to whom the consideration or management of any matter is committed or referred by some court, or by consent of parties to whom it belongs.* Termes de la ley. CowelL The committee of a lunatic, idiot, &c., is the person to whom the care and custody of the person or estate of such lunatic is committed by the court of chancery.
1 BL Com. 305.