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discretionary trust

dis·cre·tion·ar·y trust (plural dis·cre·tion·ar·y trusts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. trust in which trustees assign shares: a trust in which somebody other than its founder, e.g. a trustee, determines the beneficiaries' shares

2. trust with trustee making decisions: a trust in which the trustee has full discretion to decide which beneficiaries will receive what parts of the trust when it is distributed

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