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tes⋅tate

  [tes-teyt]
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–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 -ate 1
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tes·tate   (těs'tāt')   
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.]
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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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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>

Main Entry: testate
Function: noun
: TESTATOR
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