testament

See also Testament

English

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Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin testamentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible”), from testari (“to be a witness, testify, attest, make a will”), from testis (“one who attests, a witness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɛst.ə.mənt/, X-SAMPA: /"tEst@m@nt/

Noun

testament (plural testaments)

1. (law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).

   Note: This is otherwise called a will, and sometimes a last will and testament. A testament, to be valid, must conform in most states to applicable legal rules, which may include: be made by a person of sound mind; and be executed and published in due form of law. In certain cases one may make a valid will by word of mouth only. See {Nuncupative will}, under {nuncupative}.

2. One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
3. A tangible proof or tribute.
4. A credo, expression of conviction

   The prime minister's speech was a glowing testament to the cabinet's undying commitment to the royal cause

Synonyms

• (law): will
• last will

Derived terms

• testamentary
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• Final Testament
• holographic testament

Related terms

• intestate
• testate
• testator
• testify
• testimonial
• testimony

Translations

document containing a person's will

• Armenian: կտակ (hy) (ktak)
• Czech: závěť (cs) f, poslední vůle (cs) f
• Danish: testamente (da)
• Dutch: testament (nl) n
• French: testament (fr) m
• German: Testament (de) n
• Hungarian: végrendelet (hu), testamentum (hu)

• Italian: testamento (it) m
• Polish: testament (pl) m
• Romanian: testament (ro) n
• Russian: завет (ru) (zavét) m
• Scottish Gaelic: tiomnadh (gd)
• Serbo-Croatian: ȍporuka (sh) f
• Turkish: kalıtyazı (tr), vasiyet (tr)

part of the Bible

• Armenian: կտակարան (hy) (ktakaran)
• Czech: zákon (cs) m, testament (cs) m
• Danish: testamente (da)
• Dutch: testament (nl) n (often capitalized)
• Esperanto: testamento (eo)
• French: testament (fr) m
• German: Testament (de) n
• Hungarian: testamentum (hu)
• Irish: tiomna (ga) m

• Italian: testamento (it) m
• Maori: kawenata (mi)
• Romanian: testament (ro) n
• Russian: завет (ru) (zavét) m
• Scottish Gaelic: Tiomnadh (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: завет, завјет

  Roman: zavet, zavjet

• Spanish: testamento (es) m

tangible proof, expression of conviction

credo — see credo

External links

• testament in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• testament in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• statement

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɛstaˈmɛnt/

Noun

testament n (^??? please provide the plural!, ^??? please provide the diminutive!) plural testamenten, diminuitive testamentje

1. Testament, last will

Derived terms

• testamentair
• Nieuwe Testament n
• Oude Testament n

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

testament m (plural testaments)

1. Testament, last will

Derived terms

• testamentaire
• Ancien Testament m
• Nouveau Testament m

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Old French

Noun

testament m (oblique plural testamenz, nominative singular testamenz, nominative plural testament)

1. testimony; statement

Descendants

• English: testament
• French: testament

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Polish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɛˈstamɛnt/

Noun

testament m

1. A (last) will (legal document)

Declension

    declension of testament

	singular	plural
nominative	testament	testamenty
genitive	testamentu	testamentów
dative	testamentowi	testamentom
accusative	testament	testamenty
instrumental	testamentem	testamentami
locative	testamencie	testamentach
vocative	testamencie	testamenty

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

testàment m (Cyrillic spelling теста̀мент)

1. the (last) will (legal document)

Declension

    declension of testament

	singular	plural
nominative	testament	testamenti
genitive	testamenta	testàmenātā
dative	testamentu	testamentima
accusative	testament	testamente
vocative	testamente	testamenti
locative	testamentu	testamentima
instrumental	testamentom	testamentima