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One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

The position or office of an administrator.

To perform the office of administrator; to act officially; as, A administers upon the estate of B.

estate of an intestate, or to whom letters of administration have been granted; a female administrator.

of his debts and legacies; -- called assets because sufficient to render the executor or administrator liable to the creditors and legatees, so far as such goods or estate may extend. Story. Blackstone.

A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a future day appointed. This is a single bond. But usually a condition is added, that, if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain place, conform to certain rules, faithfully…

ative executor, one appointed by the judge of probate, his office answering to that of an administrator.

Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator. Blackstone.

Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator. Bouvier.

lly slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator.

An account, catalogue, or schedule, made by an executor or administrator, of all the goods and chattels, and sometimes of the real estate, of a deceased person; a list of the property of which a person or estate is found to be possessed; hence, an itemized list of goods or valuables, with their estimated worth; specifi…

ng the matrices for type. -- Letters of administration (Law), the instrument by which an administrator or administratrix is authorized to administer the goods and estate of a deceased person. -- Letter of attorney, Letter of credit, etc. See under Attorney, Credit, etc. -- Letter of license, a paper by which credito…

An accountant; under Constantine, an officer of the empire; a receiver of revenue; an administrator of a department.

hou, he, she, it, and their plurals. -- Personal representatives (Law), the executors or administrators of a person deceased. -- Personal rights, rights appertaining to the person; as, the rights of a personal security, personal liberty, and private property. -- Personal tithes. See under Tithe. -- Personal verb (G…

ly, the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice.