LETTERSAD COLLIGENDUM BONA DEFUNCTI

letters ad colligendum bona defuncti (ad kol-<<schwa>>-jen-d<<schwa>>m boh-n<< schwa>> di-fungk-tI), n.[Law Latin] Hist. An authorization from a judicial officer to an approved person to collect and maintain the goods of a person who died intestate. • These letters were issued only if no representative or creditor existed to exercise this function.

[Blacks Law 8th]