An executorial trustee is someone who is appointed to be an
executor
An executor is someone who is responsible for executing, or following through on, an assigned task or duty.
The feminine form, executrix, is sometimes used.
Executor of will
An executor is a legal term referring to a person named by the maker o ...
(the person who carries out the directions set forth in a
will
Will may refer to:
Common meanings
* Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death
* Will (philosophy), or willpower
* Will (sociology)
* Will, volition (psychology)
* Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will
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) and also be a
trustee
Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, refers to anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any individual who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the ...
of a testamentary trust created by the will.
See also
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trust law
A trust is a legal relationship in which the owner of property, or any transferable right, gives it to another to manage and use solely for the benefit of a designated person. In the English common law, the party who entrusts the property is k ...
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inheritance
Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Offi ...
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executor
An executor is someone who is responsible for executing, or following through on, an assigned task or duty.
The feminine form, executrix, is sometimes used.
Executor of will
An executor is a legal term referring to a person named by the maker o ...
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trustee
Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, refers to anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any individual who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the ...
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wiktionary definition
Legal professions
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