testate
pronunciation
How to pronounce testate in British English:
UK ['testeɪt]
How to pronounce testate in American English:
US ['testeɪt]
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- Noun:
- a person who makes a will
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- Adjective:
- having made a legally valid will before death
Word Origin
- testate (adj.)
- "having left a valid will," late 15c., from Latin testatus "public, manifest, published," past participle of testari "make a will, be witness to, declare" (see testament).
Example
- 1. Testate succession , the latter to the rules of intestate succession .
- 2. Profound researches carried out in european and north american countries have demonstrated that testate amoebae are excellent indicators for paleoenvironmental changes .
- 3. The second deals with intestate succession i.e. the mode of distribution prescribed by law in default of any provision made by the deceased . The third deals with testate succession , i.e. the rules relative to the making , interpretation , and enforcement of wills .
- 4. " The second deals with intestate succession i.e. the mode of distribution prescribed by law in default of any provision made by the deceased . The third deals with testate succession , i.e. the rules relative to the making , interpretation , and enforcement of wills . "