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executory

/ɪɡˈzɛk.jʊ.tə.ɹi/

executory adjective: of or pertaining to administration or execution.

Adjective

executory (not comparable)

  1. 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.2005, Steven Emanuel, Property, page 215
  2. Yet to be completed; not fully executed, performed or carried out; lacking in execution, unfulfilled; so, yet to take effect.

executory meaning in Tamil

executory in Tamil

நிறைவேற்றவேண்டிய

Origin of executory

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

Words formed from executory

Phrases with executory

Questions about executory

What does executory mean?
Executory means of or pertaining to administration or execution.
What is executory in Tamil?
Executory in Tamil is நிறைவேற்றவேண்டிய. See Executory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is executory?
Executory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce executory?
Executory is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɛk.jʊ.tə.ɹi/.

Words near executory in the dictionary

  1. executorial trustees
  2. executors
  3. executors de son tort
  4. executorship
  5. executorships
  6. executory
  7. executory interest
  8. executory interests
  9. executour
  10. executours
  11. executress

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Adapted from Wiktionary: executory (page history and authors); executory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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