Main Difference
The main difference between Trustee and Executor is that the Trustee is a person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another and Executor is a profession
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Trustee
Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, is a synonym for anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another. A trustee can also refer to a person who is allowed to do certain tasks but not able to gain income. Although in the strictest sense of the term a trustee is the holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary, the more expansive sense encompasses persons who serve, for example, on the board of trustees of an institution that operates for a charity, for the benefit of the general public, or a person in the local government.
A trust can be set up either to benefit particular persons, or for any charitable purposes (but not generally for non-charitable purposes): typical examples are a will trust for the testator’s children and family, a pension trust (to confer benefits on employees and their families) and a charitable trust. In all cases, the trustee may be a person or company, whether or not they are a prospective beneficiary.
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Executor
An executor is someone who is responsible for executing, or following through on, an assigned task or duty. The feminine form, executrix, may sometimes be used.
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Trustee (noun)
A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.
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Trustee (noun)
A person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.
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Trustee (verb)
To commit (property) to the care of a trustee.
“to trustee an estate”
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Trustee (verb)
To attach (a debtor’s wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor.
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Executor (noun)
A person who carries out some task.
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Executor (noun)
Someone appointed by a testator to administer a will; an administrator.
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Executor (noun)
An executioner.
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Executor (noun)
a person or institution appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will
“the executors of the late John B. Smith”
“Hugh appointed him an executor of his will”
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Executor (noun)
a person who produces something or puts something into effect
“the makers and executors of policy”