Executor and Master

noun

• A person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will. .

• (n.) One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness.
• (n.) The person appointed by a testator to execute his will or to see its provisions carried into effect, after his decease.
• (n.) An executioner.

EXECUTOR is a legal entity, frequently an individual, known before death to a testator, who is named in the testator's will to carry out the desires of the deceased after his death as designated in the will. Executors must be approved by the court of law probating the will. An executor pays all indebtedness as claimed by creditors of the estate, with the approval of the court of law, and then carries out or executes the will according to the terms set forth by the testator.

noun

• An artist of consummate skill.
  • usage: "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"
  • synonyms: maestro
• A person who has general authority over others.
  • synonyms: overlord, lord
• A combatant who is able to defeat rivals.
  • synonyms: victor, superior
• Directs the work of others.
• Presiding officer of a school.
  • synonyms: headmaster, schoolmaster
• An original creation (i. E., an audio recording) from which copies can be made.
  • synonyms: master copy, original
• An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship.
  • synonyms: captain, sea captain, skipper
• Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution.
• An authority qualified to teach apprentices.
  • synonyms: professional
• Key that secures entrance everywhere.
  • synonyms: passkey, passe-partout, master key

verb

• Be or become completely proficient or skilled in.
  • usage: "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
  • synonyms: get the hang
• Get on top of; deal with successfully.
  • usage: "He overcame his shyness"
  • synonyms: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount
• Have dominance or the power to defeat over.
  • usage: "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
  • synonyms: dominate
• Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.
  • usage: "Do you control these data"
  • synonyms: control

adjective

• Most important element.
  • usage: "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
  • synonyms: chief, main, primary, principal

• (n.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.
• (n.) One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
• (v.t.) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
• (n.) A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mister, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.
• (v.i.) To be skillful; to excel.
• (n.) A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
• (v.t.) To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.
• (n.) A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, especially the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
• (v.t.) To own; to posses.
• (n.) One who uses or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
• (n.) A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive application than now. (a) The employer of a servant. (b) The owner of a slave. (c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince or feudal noble; a chief or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male teacher. (h) The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast. (i) The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse. (j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.
• (n.) A young gentleman; a lad or small boy.

(DoD) The commanding officer of a United States Naval Ship, a commercial ship, or a government-owned general agency agreement ship operated for the Military Sealift Command by a civilian company to transport Department of Defense cargo. Also called MA.