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adj
having left a legally valid last will and testament (of one who has died).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having a test (external calciferous shell or endoskeleton)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: testacean, testaceous
Antonyms: none provided
noun
one who has left a valid will and testament
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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adjective
having made a legally valid will before death
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: intestate
noun
a person who makes a will
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: testator
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: devisor, testatrix
History
From Latin testātus (“testified”), perfect passive participle of testor (“to be witness, testify, attest; to make a will”), from testis (“witness”).
Etymology tree English test Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English testate From test + -ate.
Across languages
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