another word for executor
EXECUTOR, trusts. The word executor, taken in its largest sense, has several acceptations. 1. Executor dativus, who is one called an administrator to an intestate. 2. Executor testamentarius, or one appointed to the office by the last will of a testator, and this is what is usually meant by the term. 90% of the time, speakers of English use just 7,500 words in speech and writing. These words appear in red, and are graded with stars. One-star words are frequent, two-star words are more frequent, and three-star words are the most frequent. who is appointed or constituted to administer either a part of the estate, or the whole for a limited time, or only in a particular place. 22. An instituted executor is one who is appointed by the testator without any condition, and who has the first right of acting when there are substituted executors. The thesaurus of synonyms and related words is fully integrated into the dictionary. Click on the thesaurus category heading under the button in an entry to see the synonyms and related words for that meaning. Blog. A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today. Definition and synonyms of executor from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Publishers Limited. This is the British English definition of executor. View American English definition of executor. Change your default dictionary to American English. View the pronunciation for executor. Personal property: All kinds of assets except real property. Personal representative: Another name for the executor or administrator of an estate. Some states use this term (often abbreviated “PR”) instead of executor; some states use either. Beneficiary: Someone named in a legal document to inherit money or other property. Wills, trusts, and insurance policies commonly name beneficiaries; beneficiaries can also be named for “payable-on-death” accounts. Bequeath: To leave property at one’s death; another word for “give.”. Executor: The person named in a will, and appointed by the probate court after the will-maker’s death, to wind up the affairs of a deceased person. In some states, executors are called “personal representatives.” (More about executors .). Executrix: An old-fashioned term for a female executor. Most wills these days use “executor,” whether the person is a man or woman. 3. An executor, as the term is at present accepted, is the person to whom the execution of a last will and testament of personal estate is, by the testator's appointment, confided, and who has accepted of the same. 2 Bl. Com.
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