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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person who makes a will;
[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. [1913 Webster]
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]