executor

== English == === Alternative forms === executour (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English executour, from Anglo-Norman executour, from Latin exsecūtor, agent noun of exsequor. === Pronunciation === (of a will): IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/ (other senses): IPA(key): /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːtɚ/, /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/ === Noun === executor (plural executors) A person who carries out some task. (computing) A component of a system that executes or runs something. (law) Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator. (obsolete) An executioner. ==== Usage notes ==== In a law context, the female executrix is sometimes used. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== execute executrix ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === executor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === executor m (plural executores) executor === Further reading === “executor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “executor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French exécuteur, from Latin executor. === Adjective === executor m or n (feminine singular executoare, masculine plural executori, feminine/neuter plural executoare) executory ==== Declension ====