English Explanatory Dictionary

testate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. having left a legally valid last will and testament (of one who has died).
noun
  1. one who has left a valid will and testament
adj
  1. Having a test (external calciferous shell or endoskeleton)

Word forms

testate testates

Etymology

From Latin testātus (“testified”), perfect passive participle of testor (“to be witness, testify, attest; to make a will”), from testis (“witness”).

Synonyms

testacean testaceous
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