Glossary of terms - wills and probate
- Absolute interest
- Administrator
- Beneficiary
- Bequest or legacy
- Chattels
- Codicil
- Devise
- Discretionary legacy
- Estate
- Executor (male) executrix (female)
- Inheritance tax
- In specie
- Intestate/ intestacy
- Issue
- Legacy or bequest
- Legator
- Letters of administration
- Life interest
- Minor
- Next of kin
- Pecuniary
- Personal estate (personalty)
- Personal representative
- Probate
- Probate registry
- Proving the will
- Real estate (realty)
- Restricted fund
- Residuary
- Reversionary
- Specific
- Testator or testatrix
- Trust
- Will
- Witness
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