LETTERS

letters. Wills & estates. A court order giving official authority to a fiduciary to conduct appointed tasks. • Examples are letters of administration, letters of conservatorship, letters of guardianship, and letters testamentary. Unif. Probate Code § 1-201(23). See LETTER(2). [Cases: Executors and Administrators 27; Guardian and Ward 16. C.J.S. Executors and Administrators § 79.]