Letters Testamentary
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The formal instrument in writing granted to an executor by the judge or officer having jurisdiction of the probate of wills, stating his appointment as executor, and authorizing him to proceed.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Executors AND Administrators.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The formal instrument of authority and appointment given to an executor by the proper court, upon the admission of the will to probate, empowering him to enter upon the discharge of his office as executor.
Defined under Testamentary in Black's Law Dictionary.