letters of administration
plural nounLaw.
an instrument issued by a court or public official authorizing an administrator to take control of and dispose of the estate of a deceased person.
Origin of letters of administration
1First recorded in 1490–1500
Words Nearby letters of administration
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British Dictionary definitions for letters of administration
letters of administration
pl n
law a formal document nominating a specified person to take over, administer, and dispose of an estate when there is no executor to carry out the testator's will
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