testate

Definitions


[ˈtɛsteɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having made a valid will before one dies
(e.g: he desired to die testate)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin testatus ‘testified, witnessed’, past participle of testari, from testis ‘a witness’


[ˈtɛsteɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who has died leaving a valid will


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Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin testatus ‘testified, witnessed’, past participle of testari, from testis ‘a witness’




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