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Administrator Definition

A person authorized to manage and distribute the estate of an intestate, or of a testator, who has no executor. See Administration. In English law, administrators are the officers of the ordinary appointed byhim in pursuance of the statute, and their title and authority are derived exclusively from the ecclesiastical judge, by grants called letters of administration. Williams, Ex’rs, 331. At first the ordinary was appointed administrator under the statute of Westminster II. Next, St. 31 Edw. III. c. 11, required the ordinary to appoint the next of kin and the relations by blood of the deceased. Next, under 21 Hen. VIII., he could appoint the widow, or next of kin, or both, at his discretion.

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A person authorized to manage and distribute the estate of an intestate, or of a testator, who has no executor. See Administration. In English law, administrators are the officers of the ordinary appointed byhim in pursuance of the statute, and their title and authority are derived exclusively from the ecclesiastical judge, by grants called letters of administration. Williams, Ex’rs, 331. At first the ordinary was appointed administrator under the statute of Westminster II. Next, St. 31 Edw. III. c. 11, required the ordinary to appoint the next of kin and the relations by blood of the deceased. Next, under 21 Hen. VIII., he could appoint the widow, or next of kin, or both, at his discretion.

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This definition of Administrator Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This definition needs to be proofread..

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Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982

See letters of administration (in U.S. law).

(Revised by Ann De Vries)

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Basic Meaning of Administrator

Administrator means: a man who has been appointed by the court to settle an estate.

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