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executor

Syllabification: (ex·ec·u·tor)
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Definition of executor

noun

  • 1 /igˈzekyətər/ Law a person or institution appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will.
  • 2 /ˈeksəˌkyo͞otər/ a person who produces something or puts something into effect:the makers and executors of policy

Derivatives

executorial

Pronunciation: /igˌzekyəˈtôrēəl/
adjective
( rare)

executorship

Pronunciation: /-ˌSHip/
noun

executory

Pronunciation: /-ˌtôrē/
adjective

Origin:

Middle English: via Anglo-Norman French from Latin execut- 'carried out', from exsequi (see execute)

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