TESTATE

testate

(adjective) having made a legally valid will before death

testator, testate

(noun) a person who makes a will

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

testate (not comparable)

(legal) having left a legally valid last will and testament (of one who has died).

Noun

testate (plural testates)

(legal) one who has left a valid will and testament

Etymology 2

Adjective

testate (not comparable)

(zoology) Having a test (external calciferous shell or endoskeleton)

Source: Wiktionary


Tes"tate, a. Etym: [L. testatus, p.p. of testari. See Testament.] (Law)

Definition: Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die testate. Ayliffe.

Tes"tate, n. (Law)

Definition: One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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