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testator

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tes·ta·tor  (tsttr, t-sttr)
n.
One who has made a legally valid will before death.

[Middle English testatour, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin testtor, from testr, to make one's will; see testament.]

testator [tɛˈsteɪtə] feminine, testatrix [tɛˈsteɪtrɪks]
n
(Law) a person who makes a will, esp one who dies testate
[from Anglo-French testatour, from Late Latin testātor, from Latin testārī to make a will; see testament]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.testator - a person who makes a will
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
devisor - someone who devises real property in a will
testatrix - a female testator
Translations
testator [tesˈteɪtəʳ] Ntestador m
testator
nErblasser(in) m(f) (form)


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As for D'Artagnan, thus left alone, after having received the formal compliments of the procureur, he was lost in admiration of the wisdom of the testator, who had so judiciously bestowed his wealth upon the most necessitous and the most worthy, with a delicacy that neither nobleman nor courtier could have displayed more kindly.
Then it turns out, that the whole of the real and personal estate is divided between half-a- dozen charities; and that the dead and gone testator has in pure spite helped to do a great deal of good, at the cost of an immense amount of evil passion and misery.
I could ascertain nothing in relation to it, except that the bequest was accompanied by some cynical remarks, to the effect that the testator would feel happy if his legacy were instrumental in reviving the dormant interest of only one member of Doctor Softly's family in the fortunes of the hopeful young gentleman who had run away from home.
 
 
 
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