executory

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ig zek′yə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•ec•u•to•ry  (ig zek′yə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. executive.
  2. Lawto be performed or executed.
  • Late Latin ex(s)ecūtōrius executive. See execute, -tory1
  • late Middle English executorie operative, being in effect 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
executory /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtərɪ; -trɪ/ adj
  1. (of a law, agreement, etc) coming into operation at a future date; not yet effective: an executory contract
  2. executive; administrative
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