n. Someone appointed by a testator to administer a will; an administrator.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who executes or performs; a doer.
n. An executioner.
n. The person appointed by a testator to execute his will, or to see its provisions carried into effect, after his decease.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who executes or performs; a doer; an executer.
n. An executioner.
n. Specifically, the person appointed by a testator to execute his will, or to see its provisions carried into effect.
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n. a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
Word Usage
""If the executor is a child who dislikes his step-mother or step-siblings, he or she might opt out of the portability that would save tax when the step-mother dies," says Ron Aucutt , an estate attorney with McGuireWoods in Washington."