First Known Use: 13th century
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executor
noun ex·ec·u·tor \ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-tər or in sense 1 ˈek-sə-ˌkyü-\
: someone who is named in a will as the person who will make sure that the instructions in the will are properly followed
Full 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
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Origin of EXECUTOR
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exsecutor, from exsequi
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