{Estate Planning Glossary}
Definitions of the most commonly-encountered terms in financial services law.
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Estate Planning Glossary
A
Adjusted gross estate
Administration
Administrator
Administratrix
Agent
Alternate valuation date
Amortization
Ancillary administration
Annuity
Appraisal
Assets
Attorney-at-law
B
Basis
Beneficiary
Bequeath
Bequest
Bond
C
Charity
Codicil
Common disaster
Contemplation of death
Contingent beneficiary
Contract
Corporation
Curtsey
D
Decedent
Deed
Dependent
Descendent
Devise
Distribution
Donee
Donor
Dower
E
Escrow
Estate
Executor
Executrix
F
Fair market value
Fee simple
Fiduciary
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G
Gift
Grantor
Gross estate
Guardian
H
Heir
I
Intangible property
Inter vivos
Intestate
Irrevocable trust
J
Joint tenancy
L
Law of descent
Legacy
Legatee
Liabilities
Lien
Life estate
Lineal descendant
M
Marital deduction
Mortgage
Mortgagee
Mortgagor
P
Partnership
Per stirpes
Personal property
Power of attorney
Probate
R
Real property
Remainder
Remainderman
Revocable trust
Right of survivorship
S
Sole ownership
Stepped-up basis
T
Tenancy by the entirety
Tenancy in common
Terminal interest
Terminal interest rule
Testate
Testator
Testatrix
Trust
Trustee
Trustor
U
Uniform Gift to Minors Account
W
Will