testator
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- noun
- /ˈtɛstəˌtɔr/
- Formal
:
testador
- The court reasoned it was likely most testators and grantors are advised by counsel regarding current law when executing such instruments.
- testator to leave
Examples
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If it's at the death of the testator, our client—a second cousin—gets nothing.
Fiction book (1997) -
The lawyer read the will left by the testator to the family during the meeting.
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After the making of the will, but before the death of the testator, a third child, Luke, is born.
Academic text (2016) -
But it regulates it in a way that the testator did not intend.
Academic text (2016) -
"But when I went over the list of claimants, I saw there was a living first cousin of the testator.
Fiction book (1997) -
The facts show that the testator wanted Luke to inherit also, but he failed to modify the will.
Academic text (2016) -
She explains that U.S. inheritance laws offer much more discretion to the testator to leave property as he or she wishes.
Academic text (2003) -
Consider a will naming Richard and Linda as the heirs, where Richard and Linda are the testator's son and daughter.
Academic text (2016) -
"The testator's signature must be verified, as well as that of the certifying notary public.
Fiction book (1992) -
Attached is a photocopy of an affidavit signed by the testator and both witnesses in the presence of a notary public and so certified.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
A woman who makes a will
A person who writes a will saying who gets their things after they die
A person who has made a legal will before they die
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Testator comes from the Latin verb testari, which means 'to witness', and it shares the same root as testify and testimony. So a testator is someone who 'witnesses' their wishes by making a will.