public administrator

noun

1. an official of a city, county, or state government.
2. a person appointed to administer the estate of a deceased person, especially during the period when a will is being contested.

Example Sentences

If the heiress were to die, the public administrator might take it.

From Project Gutenberg

In some of the Southern states he is ex officio tax collector and in some he is also ex officio public administrator.

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