Executor

“Executor” is an archaic word that refers to what is now called a “Personal Representative.”  An Executor is a person appointed by the court, through probate, to administer the estate of a deceased person.   A Will typically names who will be the Executor of the estate.  In Latin, an Executor must be a man.  A woman holding that office would be an “Executrix”.  No one know how to conjugate Latin anymore, which is one of the reasons the word “Executor” is an anachronism.