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tes·tate

   [tes-teyt]
adjective
having made and left a valid will.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin testātus, past participle of testārī to bear witness, make a will, derivative of testis witness; see -ate1
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testate (ˈtɛsteɪt, ˈtɛstɪt)
 
—adj
1.  having left a legally valid will at death
 
—n
2.  a person who dies testate
 
[C15: from Latin testārī to make a will; see testament]
 
testacy
 
—n

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testate
"having left a valid will," late 15c., from L. testatus, pp. of testari "make a will, be witness to, declare" (see testament).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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