letters of administration

noun phrase

: a letter evidencing the right of an administrator to administer the goods or estate of a deceased person

Examples of letters of administration in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The paperwork for the letters of administration, which will allow Jean to act on her sister's behalf, has also been taken care of. — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for letters of administration

• deindustrialization
• immunoprecipitation
• individualisation
• individualization
• institutionalisation
• institutionalization
• internationalization
• neovascularization
• operationalization
• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration

Legal Definition

letters of administration

see also:

letter sense 2