letters of administration


plural noun Law.

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

First recorded in 1490–1500

Words nearby letters of administration

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