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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible”), from testor (“I am a witness, testify, attest, make a will”), from testis (“one who attests, a witness”).

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Noun

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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).
    Synonyms: will, last will and testament, last will
  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.
    The ancient aqueducts are a testament to the great engineering skill of the Roman Empire.
    His remarkable recovery is a testament to the doctor's skill.
    • 1976 August 28, Steven Blevins, “Ads and Beauty Contests”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 9, page 4:
      These ads are a sad testament to the paper's attitude toward gay men, and a disheartening indication of the direction GCN may be going.
    • 2015 August 12, Todd Leopold, “Return to the ‘City That Care Forgot’”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 2 January 2022:
      The phrase was, and remains, a double-edged sword: a testament to the hard-working and hard-living citizens of the Crescent City and an indicator of the “ah, whatever” shrug hanging over its corrupt politics, its ramshackle infrastructure and its belief that partying trumps all.
  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.

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Verb

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testament (third-person singular simple present testaments, present participle testamenting, simple past and past participle testamented)

  1. (intransitive) To make a will.
  2. (transitive) To bequeath or leave by will.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin testāmentum.

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Noun

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testament m (plural testaments)

  1. testament
  2. will (document)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Dutch testament, derived from Old French testament, derived from Latin testāmentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛs.taːˈmɛnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt
  • Hyphenation: tes‧ta‧ment

Noun

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testament n (plural testamenten, diminutive testamentje n)

  1. (law) testament (document containing a person's will)
    Synonym: laatste wilsbeschikking
  2. (biblical) testament (part of the Bible)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: testament
  • → Indonesian: testamen

References

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  • “testament” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

French

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Etymology

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From Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum.

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Noun

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testament m (plural testaments)

  1. (law) testament, last will
  2. legacy

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Livonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin testamentum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtestɑˌment/, [ˈtesˑtɑˌmenˑtˑ]

Noun

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testament

  1. will (a legal document stating who is to receive a person's estate and assets after his/her death)
  2. (Christianity) testament

Declension

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Declension of testament (140)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) testament testamentõd
genitive (genitīv) testament testamentõd
partitive (partitīv) testamentõ testamentidi
dative (datīv) testamentõn testamentõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) testamentõks testamentõdõks
illative (illatīv) testamentõ testamentiž
inessive (inesīv) testamentõs testamentis
elative (elatīv) testamentõst testamentist

References

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  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “testament”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[2] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin testāmentum, via Old Norse testament.

Noun

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testament n (definite singular testamentet, indefinite plural testament or testamenter, definite plural testamenta or testamentene)

  1. (law) a will (and/or) testament
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin testāmentum, via Old Norse testament.

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Noun

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testament n (definite singular testamentet, indefinite plural testament, definite plural testamenta)

  1. (law) a will, testament (declaration of disposal of inheritance)
  2. (Christianity) a testament (one of the two parts of the Bible)

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin testāmentum.

Noun

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

  1. testimony; statement

Descendants

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Piedmontese

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testament m

  1. testament

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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testament

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin testāmentum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛsˈta.mɛnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -amɛnt
  • Syllabification: tes‧ta‧ment

Noun

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testament m inan (diminutive testamencik, related adjective testamentowy or testamentalny or testamentarny)

  1. testament, will (formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes)
  2. legacy (artistic creation or spiritual message left behind after someone's death for future generations)

Declension

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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

Derived terms

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nouns
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adverbs

Further reading

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  • testament in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • testament in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • testament in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin testamentum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tes.taˈment/
  • Rhymes: -ent
  • Hyphenation: tes‧ta‧ment

Noun

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testament n (plural testamente)

  1. will

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative testament testamentul testamente testamentele
genitive-dative testament testamentului testamente testamentelor
vocative testamentule testamentelor

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Latin testāmentum.

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Noun

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testàment m inan (Cyrillic spelling теста̀мент)

  1. (law) the (last) will (legal document)

Declension

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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
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