LETTERSAD COLLIGENDUM BONA DEFUNCTI

letters ad colligendum bona defuncti (ad kol-[schwa]-jen-d[schwa]m boh-n[ schwa] di-fungk-tI), n. [Law Latin] Hist. An authorization from a judicial officer to an approved person to collect and maintain the goods of a person who died intestate. • These letters were issued only if no representative or creditor existed to exercise this function.