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Executor and Wright

noun

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

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

  • United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939.
  • United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960.
  • United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912.
  • United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948.
  • Influential United States architect (1869-1959.
  • United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852.
  • Someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination. ).
(n.) One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; especially, a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc.
Wright is a masculine given name
  • Anglo-Saxon: Tradesman
  • English: From a surname meaning "carpenter" in Old English