Personal Representative Definition: The person who administers the estate of a deceased person as executor or Court-appointed administrator. Related Terms: Executor, Administrator, Probate, Will, Trustee There are two kinds of personal representatives. Where a person dies without a will, the court must appoint an administrator. Where a personal representative is named in a will, the personal representative is known as an executor. In both cases, the personal representative is taken by the law as being a trustee for all the beneficiaries-in-waiting, with all the attendant responsabilities that designation entails. Categories & Topics: Trusts, Wills, Estates and Probate Law Dictionary Find you are constantly looking up definitions? Try our search provider (works in most modern browsers) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Legal Dictionary, or if you have legal term suggestion, we'd love to hear from you!