Definitions for "Executors"
Keywords:  appoint, affairs, legacies, liable, die
Executors are the people that you appoint in your Will to sort out your affairs when you die. They will become personally responsible and liable for gathering in your assets, paying off all your debts and distributing your legacies according to your wishes to your Beneficiaries.
Referred to in your Will as trustees. These are the people you appoint to deal with all your affairs after your death.
The person or persons you appoint to handle what you own (your estate) after you have died.