n.
Pronunciation: ig- ' ze-k(y) ə -t ə r or in sense 1 ' ek-s ə - ˌ kyü-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exsecutor, from exsequi
Date: 13th century
1 a : one who executes something b obsolete : EXECUTIONER
2 a : the person appointed by a testator to execute a will b : LITERARY EXECUTOR
– ex · ec · u · to · ri · al \ ig- ˌ ze-k(y) ə - ' to ̇ r- ē - ə l \ adjective