executorex·ec·u·tor /ɪgˈzekjətə-ər/ noun [countableC] LAW a person, lawyer, or bank that deals with the instructions in someone’s WILL (=a document that says who should receive their property after they die)His executors hope that the money raised by the painting will pay off the last of his debts.
The major banks now provide insurance, security-dealing, trustee and executor services.