A legal term for the person who is officially designated in a person’s will or trust to close out the final business and personal affairs of the deceased
The person named in a testamentary document, such as a will or trust, is appointed by the court after the death of the testator. The role of the executor as a fiduciary is to close out the personal and business affairs of the deceased.
In some jurisdictions, executors are referred to as the estate representative. A traditional way of referring to a female executor is called an executrix.
