testator

 [tes-tey-ter, te-stey-ter]  

tes·ta·tor

   [tes-tey-ter, te-stey-ter]
noun Law.
1.
a person who makes a will.
2.
a person who has died leaving a valid will.
Origin:
1275–1325; < Latin testātor; see testate, -tor; replacing Middle English testatour < Anglo-French
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testator or (feminine) testatrix (tɛˈsteɪtə, tɛˈsteɪtrɪks)
 
—n
a person who makes a will, esp one who dies testate
 
[C15: from Anglo-French testatour, from Late Latin testātor, from Latin testārī to make a will; see testament]
 
testatrix or (feminine) testatrix
 
—n
 
[C15: from Anglo-French testatour, from Late Latin testātor, from Latin testārī to make a will; see testament]

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