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nouna person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the willtype of:
Definition that contains executor
- administrator the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor
- probate a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
- executrix a woman executor
- legal representative a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will)
- letters of administration legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named
- letters testamentary a legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilities
- executor-heir relation the responsibility of an executor (or administrator) of an estate to act in the best interests of the heir
- probate will a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate