testator

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English

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Etymology

From Latin testator (one who makes a will, in Late Latin also one who bears witness), from testari (to bear witness, make a will). See testament.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

testator (plural testators)

  1. (law) One who makes or has made a legally valid will.
    • 1887, H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure[1]:
      As it is, knowing that the testator was a gentleman of the highest intelligence and acumen, and that he has absolutely no relations living to whom he could have confided the guardianship of the child, we do not feel justified in taking this course.

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Latin

Etymology

testor (I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will) +‎ -ātor

Pronunciation

Noun

testātor m (genitive testātōris, feminine testātrīx); third declension

  1. testator
  2. witness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative testātor testātōrēs
Genitive testātōris testātōrum
Dative testātōrī testātōribus
Accusative testātōrem testātōrēs
Ablative testātōre testātōribus
Vocative testātor testātōrēs

Verb

(deprecated template usage) testātor

  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of testor

References


Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin testātor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛsˈta.tɔr/
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: tes‧ta‧tor

Noun

testator m pers (female equivalent testatorka)

  1. testator, legator, devisor
    Synonym: spadkodawca

Declension

Further reading

  • testator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • testator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French testateur, from Latin testator.

Noun

testator m (plural testatori)

  1. testator

Declension