testatrix

[ te-stey-triks ]

noun

, Law.

, plural tes·ta·tri·ces [te-, stey, -tr, uh, -seez, tes-t, uh, -, trahy, -seez],

1. a woman who makes a will.
2. a woman who has died leaving a valid will.

Gender Note

See -trix.

Word History and Origins

Origin of testatrix¹

1585–95; < Late Latin testātrīx; testator, -trix

Example Sentences

By the same instrument the testatrix bequeathed to her grand-daughter a mulatto slave John Patten two and a half years old.

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In Ruddon v. McDonald, the testatrix subscribed the will in a small bedroom, and the witnesses signed in an adjoining room.

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A testator is the man who makes the will, while the testatrix is a woman making a will.

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Do you think you would know the testatrix if you saw her again?

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The other testified that he saw the testatrix sign the instrument.

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