Executor
[ɪg'zekjʊtə;eg-] or [ɪg'zɛkjətɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will.
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Definition
(n.) One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness.
(n.) An executioner.
(n.) The person appointed by a testator to execute his will, or to see its provisions carried into effect, after his decease.
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Examples
- I am here as his closest friend, the Major resumed, and the executor of his will. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Counsel's Office,' replied the executor in a whisper. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You are the executor, I see,' he added, casting his eyes over the paper. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Tell me what you know about him, and I'll tell you how my father came to be his executor, and more besides. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I have made him my executor. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The only change was, that Mexico became her own executor of the laws and the recipient of the revenues. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I persuaded his executor to act, on the chance that the jewel might prove to be a valuable acquisition to the family. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- In this tone he slowly recited the following paragraph: EXECUTOR'S SALE,--NEGROES! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- If I were but legally executor of Johnny's will! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Ye-es, repeated Miss Flite in her most genteel accents, my executor, administrator, and assign. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The third bequeathed the Moonstone as a birthday present to his niece, on condition that my father would act as executor. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Upon this hint Mr. Weller settled the bill, and, issuing forth, the executor, legatee, attorney, and umpires, directed their steps towards the city. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And your father, sir, the Colonel's executor! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He had been within a hair's-breadth of refusing to act as executor, and of allowing this magnificent jewel to be lost to the family. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And my father, as the wicked Colonel's executor, has given it in charge to me to bring down here. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I don't owe any man a shilling: on the contrary, I lent my old college friend, Jack Lazarus, fifty pounds, for which my executors will not press him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- For instance: A gentleman was sued by the executors of a tradesman, on a charge found against him in the deceased's books to the amount of ?30. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I invite her--I summon the executors to appoint me guardian. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Sold for the benefit of the creditors and heirs of the estate of Jesse Blutchford, SAMUEL MORRIS, THOMAS FLINT, _Executors_. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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