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testate

[ tes-teyt ]

adjective

  1. having made and left a valid will.


testate

/ ˈtɛsteɪt; ˈtɛstɪt; ˈtɛstəsɪ /

adjective

  1. having left a legally valid will at death
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a person who dies testate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • testacy, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of testate1

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin testātus, past participle of testārī to bear witness, make a will, derivative of testis witness; -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of testate1

C15: from Latin testārī to make a will; see testament
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Example Sentences

In Pisa, testate succession was regulated in accordance with the Roman law: de ultimis voluntatibus pen legem romanum iudicetur.

He inherits from the possessor, legitimately born, dying in testate in his house without apparent heirs.

The first question a lawyer always asks is, "Did the deceased die testate or intestate?"

One-half of the community property goes to the wife whether the husband dies testate or intestate.

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