noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/
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Australian:/ˈtes.tə.mənt/
CMU ARPABET:T EH1 S T AH0 M AH0 N T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: will, last will and testament, last will
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A tangible proof or tribute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The ancient aqueducts are a testament to the great engineering skill of the Roman Empire.
His remarkable recovery is a testament to the doctor's skill.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: testimony
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A credo, expression of conviction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The prime minister's speech was a glowing testament to the cabinet's undying commitment to the royal cause.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To make a will.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To bequeath or leave by will.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a profession of belief
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he stated his political testament
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creed, credo
8
noun
Meaning 8
either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
9
noun
Meaning 9
a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: will
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
Narrower terms: Old Testament, New Testament, devise
10
noun
Meaning 10
strong evidence for something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his easy victory was a testament to his skill
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: testimony, testimonial
History
Etymology
From Middle English testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible”), from testor (“to be a witness, testify, attest, make a will”), from testis (“one who attests, a witness”). Displaced native Old English ġecȳþnes.
Across languages
Translations
186 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
testament
— document containing a person's will
Arabic:
وَصِيَّة
(waṣiyya)
— document containing a person's will
Armenian:
կտակ
(ktak)
— document containing a person's will
Avar:
васият
(wasijat)
— document containing a person's will
Azerbaijani:
vəsiyyət
— document containing a person's will
Azerbaijani:
vəsiyyətnamə
— document containing a person's will
Bashkir:
васыят
(vasıyat)
— document containing a person's will
Belarusian:
запаве́т
(zapavjét)
— document containing a person's will
Belarusian:
духо́ўніца
(duxównica)
— document containing a person's will
Belarusian:
завяшча́нне
(zavjaščánnje)
— document containing a person's will
Belarusian:
завяшча́ньне
(zavjaščánʹnje)
— document containing a person's will
Belarusian:
нака́з
(nakáz)
— document containing a person's will
Belarusian:
тэстама́нт
(testamánt)
— document containing a person's will
Bengali:
অসিয়ত
(ośiẏot)
— document containing a person's will
Bengali:
উইল
(uil)
— document containing a person's will
Bulgarian:
за́вещание
(záveštanie)
— document containing a person's will
Burmese:
သေတမ်းစာ
(setam:ca)
— document containing a person's will
Catalan:
testament
— document containing a person's will
Chechen:
весет
(veset)
— document containing a person's will
Chinese Cantonese:
平安紙 /平安纸
(ping4 on1 zi2)
— document containing a person's will
Chinese Cantonese:
遺囑 /遗嘱
(wai4 zuk1)
— document containing a person's will
Chinese Mandarin:
遺囑 /遗嘱
(yízhǔ)
— document containing a person's will
Czech:
závěť
— document containing a person's will
Czech:
poslední vůle
— document containing a person's will
Danish:
testamente
— document containing a person's will
Dutch:
testament
— document containing a person's will
Dutch:
laatste wilsbeschikking
— document containing a person's will
Esperanto:
testamento
— document containing a person's will
Estonian:
testament
— document containing a person's will
Faroese:
testamenti
— document containing a person's will
Faroese:
arvaskjal
— document containing a person's will
Faroese:
arvabræv
— document containing a person's will
Finnish:
testamentti
— document containing a person's will
Finnish:
viimeinen tahto
— document containing a person's will
French:
testament
— document containing a person's will
Galician:
testamento
— document containing a person's will
Georgian:
ანდერძი
(anderʒi)
— document containing a person's will
German:
Testament
— document containing a person's will
German:
Letzter Wille
— document containing a person's will
Greek:
διαθήκη
(diathíki)
— document containing a person's will
Ancient Greek:
διαθήκη
(diathḗkē)
— document containing a person's will
Gujarati:
વસિયતનામું
(vasiyatnāmũ)
— document containing a person's will
Hebrew:
צַוָּאָה
— document containing a person's will
Hebrew:
צוואה
(tsava'á)
— document containing a person's will
Hindi:
वसीयत
(vasīyat)
— document containing a person's will
Hungarian:
végrendelet
— document containing a person's will
Hungarian:
testamentum
— document containing a person's will
Hunsrik:
Testement
— document containing a person's will
Icelandic:
erfðaskrá
— document containing a person's will
Indonesian:
wasiat
— document containing a person's will
Irish:
tiomna
— document containing a person's will
Irish:
uacht
— document containing a person's will
Italian:
lascito
— document containing a person's will
Italian:
testamento
— document containing a person's will
Japanese:
遺書
(isho)
— document containing a person's will
Japanese:
遺言
— document containing a person's will
Kazakh:
өсиет
(ösiet)
— document containing a person's will
Kazakh:
өсиетнама
(ösietnama)
— document containing a person's will
Kazakh:
өсиетхат
(ösietxat)
— document containing a person's will
Khmer:
មត្តកសាសន៍
(mattaʼkaʼsaah)
— document containing a person's will
Korean:
유서
(yuseo)
— document containing a person's will
Korean:
유언
(yueon)
— document containing a person's will
Northern Kurdish:
wesyet
— document containing a person's will
Kyrgyz:
осуят
(osuyat)
— document containing a person's will
Kyrgyz:
керээзкат
(kereezkat)
— document containing a person's will
Kyrgyz:
керээз
(kereez)
— document containing a person's will
Lao:
ພິໄນກັມ
(phi nai kam)
— document containing a person's will
Latin:
testāmentum
— document containing a person's will
Latvian:
testaments
— document containing a person's will
Lithuanian:
testamentas
— document containing a person's will
Luhya:
ewill
— document containing a person's will
Luhya:
ewili
— document containing a person's will
Luhya:
luwasia
— document containing a person's will
Luxembourgish:
Testament
— document containing a person's will
Macedonian:
завешта́ние
(zaveštánie)
— document containing a person's will
Macedonian:
за́вет
(závet)
— document containing a person's will
Macedonian:
тестаме́нт
(testamént)
— document containing a person's will
Malay:
wasiat
— document containing a person's will
Manx:
çhymney
— document containing a person's will
Māori:
wira
— document containing a person's will
Central Melanau:
wil
— document containing a person's will
Mongolian:
гэрээслэл
(gereeslel)
— document containing a person's will
Norwegian Bokmål:
testament
— document containing a person's will
Old English:
ierfeġewrit
— document containing a person's will
Iranian Persian:
وَصِیَّت
(vasiyyat)
— document containing a person's will
Iranian Persian:
وَصِیَّتنامِه
(vasiyyat-nâme)
— document containing a person's will
Polish:
testament
— document containing a person's will
Portuguese:
testamento
— document containing a person's will
Romanian:
testament
— document containing a person's will
Russian:
заве́т
(zavét)
— document containing a person's will
Russian:
завеща́ние
(zaveščánije)
— document containing a person's will
Russian:
нака́з
(nakáz)
— document containing a person's will
Scottish Gaelic:
tiomnadh
— document containing a person's will
Serbo-Croatian:
о̏порука
— document containing a person's will
Serbo-Croatian:
теста̀мент
— document containing a person's will
Serbo-Croatian:
ȍporuka
— document containing a person's will
Serbo-Croatian:
testàment
— document containing a person's will
Slovak:
testament
— document containing a person's will
Slovak:
závet
— document containing a person's will
Slovene:
oporoka
— document containing a person's will
Southern Altai:
кереес
(kerees)
— document containing a person's will
Spanish:
testamento
— document containing a person's will
Swahili:
wosia
— document containing a person's will
Swedish:
testamente
— document containing a person's will
Tagalog:
hulimbilin
— document containing a person's will
Tagalog:
tipan
— document containing a person's will
Tajik:
васият
(vasiyat)
— document containing a person's will
Tajik:
васиятнома
(vasiyatnoma)
— document containing a person's will
Tamil:
உயில்
(uyil)
— document containing a person's will
Tatar:
васыять
(wasıyät)
— document containing a person's will
Tatar:
васыятьнамә
(wasıyätnamä)
— document containing a person's will
Telugu:
వీలునామా
(vīlunāmā)
— document containing a person's will
Thai:
พินัยกรรม
(pí-nai-gam)
— document containing a person's will
Turkish:
kalıtyazı
— document containing a person's will
Turkish:
vasiyet
— document containing a person's will
Turkish:
vasiyetname
— document containing a person's will
Turkmen:
wesýet
— document containing a person's will
Turkmen:
wesýetnama
— document containing a person's will
Ukrainian:
запові́т
(zapovít)
— document containing a person's will
Ukrainian:
духівни́ця
(duxivnýcja)
— document containing a person's will
Ukrainian:
тестаме́нт
(testamént)
— document containing a person's will
Urdu:
وَصِیَت
(vasiyat)
— document containing a person's will
Uyghur:
ۋەسىيەت
(wesiyet)
— document containing a person's will
Uzbek:
vasiyat
— document containing a person's will
Uzbek:
vasiyatnoma
— document containing a person's will
Vietnamese:
di chúc
— document containing a person's will
Vietnamese:
chúc thư
— document containing a person's will
Welsh:
ewyllys
— document containing a person's will
Arabic:
عَهْد
(ʕahd)
— part of the Bible
Armenian:
կտակարան
(ktakaran)
— part of the Bible
Azerbaijani:
əhd
— part of the Bible
Belarusian:
запаве́т
(zapavjét)
— part of the Bible
Bulgarian:
заве́т
(zavét)
— part of the Bible
Catalan:
testament
— part of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese:
約書 /约书
(joek3 syu1)
— part of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin:
約書 /约书
(yuēshū)
— part of the Bible
Czech:
zákon
— part of the Bible
Czech:
testament
— part of the Bible
Danish:
testamente
— part of the Bible
Dutch:
testament
— part of the Bible
Esperanto:
testamento
— part of the Bible
Finnish:
testamentti
— part of the Bible
French:
testament
— part of the Bible
Georgian:
აღთქმა
(aɣtkma)
— part of the Bible
German:
Testament
— part of the Bible
Gothic:
𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰
(triggwa)
— part of the Bible
Ancient Greek:
διαθήκη
(diathḗkē)
— part of the Bible
Gujarati:
કરાર
(karār)
— part of the Bible
Hungarian:
testamentum
— part of the Bible
Hunsrik:
Testement
— part of the Bible
Indonesian:
perjanjian
— part of the Bible
Irish:
tiomna
— part of the Bible
Italian:
testamento
— part of the Bible
Japanese:
聖書
(seisho)
— part of the Bible
Korean:
성서
(seongseo)
— part of the Bible
Macedonian:
за́вет
(závet)
— part of the Bible
Māori:
kawenata
— part of the Bible
Norwegian Bokmål:
testamente
— part of the Bible
Old English:
ægesetnes
— part of the Bible
Old English:
cyþnes
— part of the Bible
Polish:
testament
— part of the Bible
Portuguese:
testamento
— part of the Bible
Romanian:
testament
— part of the Bible
Russian:
заве́т
(zavét)
— part of the Bible
Scottish Gaelic:
Tiomnadh
— part of the Bible
Serbo-Croatian:
за́вет
— part of the Bible
Serbo-Croatian:
за́вјет
— part of the Bible
Serbo-Croatian:
závet
— part of the Bible
Serbo-Croatian:
závjet
— part of the Bible
Slovak:
zákon
— part of the Bible
Slovak:
testament
— part of the Bible
Slovene:
zaveza
— part of the Bible
Spanish:
testamento
— part of the Bible
Swahili:
agano
— part of the Bible
Swedish:
testament
— part of the Bible
Tagalog:
tipan
— part of the Bible
Thai:
พันธสัญญา
— part of the Bible
Ukrainian:
заві́т
(zavít)
— part of the Bible
Ukrainian:
запові́т
(zapovít)
— part of the Bible
Urdu:
عَہْد نامَہ
('ahd nāma)
— part of the Bible
Bulgarian:
доказателство
(dokazatelstvo)
— tangible proof or tribute
Finnish:
osoitus
— tangible proof or tribute
Finnish:
(konkreettinen) todiste
— tangible proof or tribute
Finnish:
kunnianosoitus
— tangible proof or tribute
Portuguese:
testemunho
— tangible proof or tribute
Portuguese:
demonstração
— tangible proof or tribute