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Legatee vs Executor - What's the difference?

legatee | executor |

As nouns the difference between legatee and executor

is that legatee is (legal) one who receives a legacy while executor is a person who carries out some task.

legatee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) one who receives a legacy

    • Related terms

    * legate

    executor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * executour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (wikipedia executor) (en noun)
  • A person who carries out some task.
  • (label) Someone appointed by a testator to administer a will; an administrator.
  • (obsolete) An executioner.
  • * 1599 , , I. ii. 203:
    • The sad-eyed justice, with his surly hum, / Delivering o'er to executors pale / The lazy yawning drone.

    Related terms

    * dative executor * execute * executrix