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testate
[ tes-teyt ]
adjective
- having made and left a valid will.
testate
/ ˈtɛstɪt; ˈtɛstəsɪ; ˈtɛsteɪt /
adjective
- having left a legally valid will at death
noun
- a person who dies testate
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Derived Forms
- testacy, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of testate1
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Example Sentences
In Pisa, testate succession was regulated in accordance with the Roman law: de ultimis voluntatibus pen legem romanum iudicetur.
He inherits from the possessor, legitimately born, dying in testate in his house without apparent heirs.
The first question a lawyer always asks is, "Did the deceased die testate or intestate?"
One-half of the community property goes to the wife whether the husband dies testate or intestate.
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