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executor
[ ig-zek-yuh-ter ek-si-kyoo-ter ]
noun
- a person who executes, carries out, or performs some duty, job, assignment, artistic work, etc.
- Law. a person named in a decedent's will to carry out the provisions of that will.
executor
/ ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtə /
noun
- law a person appointed by a testator to carry out the wishes expressed in his will
- a person who executes
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Derived Forms
- exˈecutorˌship, noun
- exˌecuˈtorial, adjective
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Other Words From
- ex·ec·u·to·ri·al [ig-zek-y, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
- ex·ecu·tor·ship noun
- preex·ecu·tor noun
- subex·ecu·tor noun
- unex·ecu·tori·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of executor1
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Example Sentences
Then, a few years before the Civil War broke out, he became the executor of his father-in-law’s estate, which included nearly 200 enslaved people.
Of course, moderators have long existed in the offline world—lawmakers, police, and the courts can all be understood to be the executors of a kind of moderation power.
If I had to sum up the people that work at Rocket Lab, they’re just pure executors.
There’s always a partnership of a visionary and an executor, of a visionary and an operator who work in concert to advance something greater.
At that point an executor will be in charge of activating the service.
In September, during a hike in Franklin Park, Chasen told Smilgis that there was a new will and that she was still co-executor.
If the lessee die, his executor or administrator can assign the remainder of his term.
Or, if the land has been given to a devisee, he can require the executor or administrator to pay the mortgage.
If dead or insane, the oath must be made by his executor, administrator, or other representative.
The hard-hearted executor of the law was brought within the influence of her enchantment.
An executor would be admitted to give evidence of the validity of a will, which he could not do at present.
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