Rhode Island General Laws Title 18. Fiduciaries § 18-3-2. Definitions

(1) “Cofiduciary” means a trustee or personal representative empowered to exercise fiduciary functions jointly with any person authorized to delegate functions under the provisions of § 18-3-3;

(2) “Fiduciary” means any trustee or personal representative;

(3) “Functions” includes discretions, powers, and duties;

(4) “Person” includes corporations as well as natural persons;

(5) “Personal representative” means an executor under a will, an administrator cum testamento annexo, an administrator de bonis non, an administrator of an intestate estate, or a guardian of the estate of any person;

(6) “Power of attorney” and “power” means a power of attorney given pursuant to § 18-3-5;

(7) “Trustee” means any person who is designated in any written instrument, or court order, or in any will admitted to probate in this state to hold property upon trust, whether or not that person has assumed possession of the trust estate or entered upon his or her fiduciary duties;

(8) “War or national emergency” means any period during which the United States is engaged in any war, declared or undeclared, plus a period of sixty (60) days thereafter; and

(9) “War service” means: