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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
tes·tate       [tes-teyt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
having made and left a valid will.

[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < L testātus, ptp. of testārī to bear witness, make a will, deriv. of testis witness; see -ate1]
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tes·tate       (těs'tāt')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Having made a legally valid will before death.


[Middle English, from Latin testātus, past participle of testārī, to make one's will; see testament.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
testate 
"having left a valid will," 1475, from L. testatus, pp. of testari "make a will, be witness to, declare" (see testament).

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testate

adjective
1. having made a legally valid will before death [ant: intestate

noun
1. a person who makes a will [syn: testator

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: tes·tate
Pronunciation: 'te-"stAt, -st&t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin testatus, past participle of testari to make a will
1 : having made a valid will testate>
2 : disposed of or governed by a will <testate property> testate estate>

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Testate

Tes"tate\, a. [L. testatus, p. p. of testari. See Testament.] (Law) Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die testate. --Ayliffe.

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Testate

Tes"tate\, n. (Law) One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person. [R.]

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