executor
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·ec·u·tor
noun \ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-tər or in sense 1 ˈek-sə-ˌkyü-\Definition of EXECUTOR
1
a : one who executes something b obsolete : executioner
2
a : the person appointed by a testator to execute a will b : literary executor
— ex·ec·u·to·ri·al \ig-ˌze-k(y)ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\ adjective
See Examples of EXECUTOR
- He named his daughter as his executor.
Origin of EXECUTOR
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exsecutor, from exsequi
First Known Use: 13th century
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