Trustee vs. Executor

Trusteenoun

A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.

Trusteenoun

A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

Trusteeverb

(transitive) To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.

Trusteeverb

(transitive) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.

Trusteenoun

A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

Trusteeverb

To commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to trustee an estate.

Trusteeverb

To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.

Trusteenoun

a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit

Trusteenoun

members of a governing board

Trustee

Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, is a synonym for anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility to transfer the title of ownership to the person named as the new owner, in a trust instrument, called a beneficiary. A trustee can also refer to a person who is allowed to do certain tasks but not able to gain income, although that is untrue.

Executornoun

A person who carries out some task.

Executornoun

(legal) Someone appointed by a testator to administer a will; an administrator.

Executornoun

(obsolete) An executioner.

Executornoun

One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness.

Executornoun

An executioner.

Executornoun

The person appointed by a testator to execute his will, or to see its provisions carried into effect, after his decease.

Executornoun

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

Executornoun

a person or institution appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will

Executornoun

a person who produces something or puts something into effect

Executor

An executor is someone who is responsible for executing, or following through on, an assigned task or duty. The feminine form, executrix, may sometimes be used.