executory

American  

[ig-zek-yuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ɪgˈzɛk yəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

1. executive.

2. Law. to be performed or executed.

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executory British  

/ -trɪ, ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtərɪ /

adjective

1. (of a law, agreement, etc) coming into operation at a future date; not yet effective

   an executory contract

2. executive; administrative

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Etymology

Origin of executory

1400–50; late Middle English executorie operative, being in effect < Late Latin ex ( s ) ecūtōrius executive. See execute, -tory ¹

Example Sentences

One columnist JC Punongbayan tweeted the order was "not immediate and executory", adding that it would be "business as usual".

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2022

Every sort of legislature, judicial, or executory power, are its creatures.

From Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke by Burke, Edmund

But if the price is paid, and the goods are not then to pass, the transaction is a contract to sell, or an executory sale.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

He inculcated principles of economy and morals and held a parental supervision over every department of state that came within the pale of his executory or advisory jurisdiction.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll

It is more frequently executory than concurrent, taking the form either of forbearance to sue the principal debtor, or of a future advance of money or supply of goods to him.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various