executory

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Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzɛk.jʊ.tə.ɹi/

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/ɪɡˈzɛk.jʊ.tə.ɹi/ · /ɪɡˈzɛk.jʊ.tɹi/

Definition of executory

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to administration or execution.

“An executory interest is a future interest in a grantee which will not automatically become possessory and which follows a prior estate which will not terminate inevitably.”

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adj

(not-comparable)Of or pertaining to administration or execution.

“An executory interest is a future interest in a grantee which will not automatically become possessory and which follows a prior estate which will not terminate inevitably.”
(not-comparable)Yet to be completed; not fully executed, performed or carried out; lacking in execution, unfulfilled; so, yet to take effect.

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From Middle English executory, from Latin execūtōrius. By surface analysis, execute + -ory.

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