testator

American  

[tes-tey-ter, te-stey-ter] / ˈtɛs teɪ tər, tɛˈsteɪ tər /

noun

Law.

1. a person who makes a will.

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

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testator British  

/ tɛˈsteɪtrɪks, tɛˈsteɪtə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of testator

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

Example Sentences

It would therefore place itself in the "armchair" of the testator and consider the circumstances that surrounded them when they made their will, to assist arriving at their intention.

From BBC

The judge said the testator had signed using a light blue ink pen, while the witnesses used dark blue ink.

From BBC

Other convents are mentioned once only and in some cases a testator leaves legacies to nuns by name, without mentioning where they are professed.

From Project Gutenberg

The will was contested by relatives, and, after four years of litigation, the testator's intention to provide for aged artists was disregarded, and the property given to the "nearest of kin."

From Project Gutenberg

It ascribes to bishops the power to punish the authors and the printers of forbidden books, to interdict notaries, change the directions of testators, and apply the revenues of hospitals to other uses.

From Project Gutenberg