testament
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈtɛstəmənt/
- Formal
:
testamento
- "Did you send my last will and testament to them?" Dan asked.
- last testament
- will and testament
Putin is asked to write his testament, and he hesitates.
- Putin is asked to write his testament, and he hesitates.
Examples
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My parents' last will and testament: younger children assigned to older children.
Fiction book (1997) -
This document serves as the last will and testament of Jonathan Smith, outlining his final wishes.
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As my final will and testament.
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Last will and testament and it says, I quote...
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"This is my last will and testament.
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As you know, your father died several weeks ago, and this recorded message states the terms of his last will and testament.
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I conclude he left a last will and testament?
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I have here the last will and testament of Antony.
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The last will and testament of Thomas Popper Sr.
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This is the last will and testament of Elmer D. Boynton...
Synonyms
253
4.1
A legal document that says who gets a person's property after death
Idioms
Compounds
27
3.3
Books written before Jesus that form the first part of the Bible and are sacred to Jews and Christians
16
4.0
Books that form the first part of the Christian Bible and contain Hebrew sacred writings
How Final
Surface Forms
Etymology
Testament comes from the Latin testamentum 'a statement' based on testis 'witness', because long ago wills were formal statements made in front of witnesses, which is why a person's testament today means their legal will about what happens to their things after death.