1 executor-dative | Definition of executor-dative

executor-dative

noun

Definition of executor-dative

civil, Scots, & canon law
: an executor or administrator appointed by a bishop or magistrate or ecclesiastical or civil court —distinguished from executor-nominate

History and Etymology for executor-dative

executor + dative, adjective

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