testator

[ tes-tey-ter, te-stey-ter ]

nounLaw.
  1. a person who makes a will.

  2. a person who has died leaving a valid will.

Origin of testator

1
1275–1325; <Latin testātor;see testate, -tor; replacing Middle English testatour<Anglo-French

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testator

feminine testatrix (tɛˈsteɪtrɪks)

/ (tɛˈsteɪtə) /


noun
  1. a person who makes a will, esp one who dies testate

Origin of testator

1
C15: from Anglo-French testatour, from Late Latin testātor, from Latin testārī to make a will; see testament

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