testator

[ tes-tey-ter, te-stey-ter ]

nounLaw.
  1. a person who makes a will.

  2. a person who has died leaving a valid will.

Origin of testator

1
1275–1325; <Latin testātor;see testate, -tor; replacing Middle English testatour<Anglo-French

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How to use testator in a sentence

  • Testators often give directions as to the place and manner of their burial, as well as the expenses of their funeral pageant.

  • We lawyers all know testators use only their individual standards of justice, wisdom, and fitness.

    A Speckled Bird | Augusta J. Evans Wilson
  • If we 'scape, it will not signify a straw to us; for testaments are of no value or authority but by the death of the testators.

  • He forged wills, this blade did, if he didn't also put the supposed testators to sleep too.

    Great Expectations | Charles Dickens
  • The poor have been often remembered by testators, as our numerous almshouses, benefactions, and doles prove.

    Curiosities of Olden Times | S. Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for testator

testator

feminine testatrix (tɛˈsteɪtrɪks)

/ (tɛˈsteɪtə) /


noun
  1. a person who makes a will, esp one who dies testate

Origin of testator

1
C15: from Anglo-French testatour, from Late Latin testātor, from Latin testārī to make a will; see testament

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