This term, used in a will in re-lation to the management and distribution of property, has been Interpreted by the courts with different shades of meaning, varying from the mere expression of a preference to a positive command.’ See McMurry v. Stanley, 69 Tex. 227, 6 S. W. 412; Stewart v. Stewart, .61 N. J. Eq. 25, 47 Atl. 633; In re Marti’a Estate, 132 Cal. 666, 61 Pac. 964; weber v. Bryant, 161 Mass. 400, 37 N. E. 203; Appeal of City of Philadelphia, 112 Pa. 470, 4 Atl. 4; Meehan v. Brennan, 16 App. Dlv. 395, 45 N. ¥. Supp. 57; Brasher v. Marsh, 15 Ohlo SL 111; Major v. Herndon, 78 Ky. 123
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
