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testator
[ tes-tey-ter, te-stey-ter ]
noun
- a person who makes a will.
- a person who has died leaving a valid will.
testator
/ tɛˈsteɪtrɪks; tɛˈsteɪtə /
noun
- a person who makes a will, esp one who dies testate
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of testator1
Example Sentences
The willingness of some courts to set aside wills of gay testators sometimes led partners to settle for a fraction of their inheritance.
The wording of a will can also be problematic as words and terms have specific meanings in law, which may be different to their use by the testator in their will.
The judge said the testator had signed using a light blue ink pen, while the witnesses used dark blue ink.
Other convents are mentioned once only and in some cases a testator leaves legacies to nuns by name, without mentioning where they are professed.
In some places the notary drawing a will in the absence of the priest was excommunicated and the body of the testator was refused Christian burial.
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