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executor

Main Entry: ex·ec·u·tor

Pronunciation: \ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-tər or in sense 1 ˈek-sə-ˌkyü-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exsecutor, from exsequi

Date: 13th century

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

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