Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “court” means the Supreme Court or any judge thereof; “estate” includes every description of real and personal property, goods, chattels, money, securities for money, and all writings relating to or evidencing any right or title to any property, and all rights of action and claims; “private executor or administrator” means an executor or administrator other than the Public Trustee; “private guardian or committee, or receiver” means a guardian or committee, or receiver, other than the Public Trustee; “rules” means rules made under this Act; “trust” includes every case where any person acts as executor, guardian, committee, administrator, receiver or sequestrator, and every case where any person is appointed by the court, or 6 under the provisions of any Act, to administer the property of another person for his benefit; “will” includes a testamentary disposition, a codicil and an appointment by will or by writing in the nature of a will in the exercise of a power.