register of wills

noun

1. (in some states of the U.S.) the official charged with the probate of wills or with the keeping of the records of the probate court.

Word History and Origins

Origin of register of wills¹

1945–50; register, apparently variant of earlier registrer; registrar

Example Sentences

I don’t feel that either I or the voting public has the expertise to choose a comptroller, an attorney general, a circuit court judge, a state’s attorney, a circuit court clerk, a register of wills or a sheriff.

From Washington Post

An election will be held to select the next Register of Wills in November 2022.

From Washington Times

One even served as the county’s register of wills.

From Washington Post

“It found its place again, a niche in the community,” said Frances Kovaleski, the register of wills and clerk of the orphans’ court in Lackawanna County, which includes Scranton.

From New York Times

That is why the state Office of Open Records told Westmoreland County officials that, yes, they did have to turn over electronic swipe card records for Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton.

From Washington Times