register of wills
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of register of wills
1945–50; register, apparently variant of earlier registrer; see registrar
Example Sentences
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During the height of the Whig Party, Hicks served as the register of wills for Dorchester County from 1838 until 1857, when he ran for governor.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2019
Before that, he served as the county’s elected register of wills and clerk of orphans’ court from 1998 to 2003.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2015
In Pennsylvania, the governor's administration won a court order to stop the Montgomery County register of wills from doing so.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2013
The machine found itself running an investment banker and economist for controller, a professor of medicine for coroner, a wealthy meat packer for treasurer, a prominent lawyer for register of wills.
From Time Magazine Archive
I supposed I was appointing for register of wills a citizen of this District.
From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862 by Abraham Lincoln
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