Testament

Etymology
< <  <  testamentum: < testari: < testis:.

Noun

 * 1)  A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
 * Note: This is otherwise called a will, and sometimes a last will and testament. A testament, to be valid, must conform in most states to applicable legal rules, which may include: be made by a person of sound mind; and be executed and published in due form of law. In certain cases one may make a valid will by word of mouth only. See {Nuncupative will}, under {nuncupative}.
 * 1) One of the two distinct revelations of the Judeo-Christian God's purposes toward man; a covenant; also, one of the two general divisions of the canonical books of the Biblical Scriptures, in which the covenants are respectively revealed: the Old Testament and the New Testament; -- often limited, in colloquial language, to the latter.
 * ''He is the mediator of the new testament ... for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament. --Heb. IX. 15.
 * 1) A tangible proof or tribute.
 * 2) A credo, expression of conviction
 * ''The prime minister's speech was a glowing testament to the cabinet's undying commitment to the royal cause

Synonyms

 * will
 * last will

Derived terms

 * testamentary
 * Old Testament
 * New Testament
 * holographic testament -- a testament written wholly by the testator himself. -Bouvier.

Related terms

 * intestate
 * testate
 * testator
 * testify
 * testimonial
 * testimony

Translations

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 * German:
 * Hungarian: végrendelet, testamentum
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 * Armenian:
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 * Dutch: (often capitalized)
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: testamentum


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 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: завет, завјет
 * Roman: zavet, zavjet

Anagrams

 * statement

Noun

 * 1) Testament, last will

Derived terms

 * testamentair
 * Nieuwe Testament
 * Oude Testament

Noun

 * 1) Testament, last will

Derived terms

 * testamentaire
 * Ancien Testament
 * Nouveau Testament

Noun

 * 1) testimony; statement

Descendants

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Noun

 * 1) A (last) will (legal document)

Noun

 * 1) the (last) will (legal document)

Declension
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