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executor definition

ex·ecu·tor (ek′si kyo̵̅o̅t′ər; for 2 eg zek′yo̵̅o̅ tər, ig-; -yə-)

noun

  1. a person who gets something done or produced
  2. a person appointed to carry out the provisions and directions in a testator's will

Etymology: ME executour < OFr & ML executor, both < L executus, exsecutus, pp. of exequi, exsequi, to follow up, pursue < ex-, intens. + sequi, to follow: see sequent

Related Forms:

  • executorial ex·ec′u·to′·rial (-tôr′ē əl) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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