1.
[syn: testator, testate]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. having made a legally valid will before death;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Testate \Tes"tate\, a. [L. testatus, p. p. of testari. See
Testament.] (Law)
Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die
testate. --Ayliffe.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Testate \Tes"tate\, n. (Law)
One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
testate
adj 1: having made a legally valid will before death [ant:
intestate]
n 1: a person who makes a will [syn: testator, testate]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
TESTATE. One who dies having made a testament; a testator. This word is used
in this sense, in the act of the legislature of Pennsylvania, entitled "An
act relative to dower and for other purposes." Sect. 2, 5 Sm. Laws, 257.