testate
(adjective) having made a legally valid will before death
testator, testate
(noun) a person who makes a will
Source: WordNet® 3.1
testate (not comparable)
(legal) having left a legally valid last will and testament (of one who has died).
testate (plural testates)
(legal) one who has left a valid will and testament
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
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
