Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
    • 1.3.1 Synonyms
    • 1.3.2 Derived terms
    • 1.3.3 Related terms
    • 1.3.4 Translations
    • 1.3.5 External links
• 2 Dutch
  • 2.1 Pronunciation
  • 2.2 Noun
    • 2.2.1 Derived terms
• 3 French
  • 3.1 Pronunciation
  • 3.2 Noun
    • 3.2.1 Derived terms
• 4 Polish
  • 4.1 Pronunciation
  • 4.2 Noun
    • 4.2.1 Declension
• 5 Serbo-Croatian
  • 5.1 Noun
    • 5.1.1 Declension

English

Etymology

< Middle English < Old French < Latin testamentum (“‘the publication of a will, a will, testament, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible’”) < testari (“‘to be a witness, testify, attest, make a will’”) < testis (“‘one who attests, a witness’”).

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /"tEst@m@nt/

Noun

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).

   Note: This is otherwise called a will, and sometimes a last will and testament. A testament, to be valid, must conform in most states to applicable legal rules, which may include: be made by a person of sound mind; and be executed and published in due form of law. In certain cases one may make a valid will by word of mouth only. See {Nuncupative will}, under {nuncupative}.

2. One of the two distinct revelations of the Judeo-Christian God's purposes toward man; a covenant; also, one of the two general divisions of the canonical books of the Biblical Scriptures, in which the covenants are respectively revealed: the Old Testament and the New Testament; -- often limited, in colloquial language, to the latter.

   He is the mediator of the new testament ... for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament. --Heb. IX. 15.

3. A tangible proof or tribute.
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

Synonyms

• (law): will
• last will

Derived terms

• testamentary
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• holographic testament -- a testament written wholly by the testator himself. -w:Bouvier.

Related terms

• intestate
• testate
• testator
• testify
• testimonial
• testimony

External links

• testament in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• testament in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Dutch

Wikipedia ^nl

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɛsta'mɛnt/

Noun

testament n. (plural testamenten, diminutive testamentje, diminutive plural testamentjes)

1. Testament, last will

Derived terms

• testamentair
• Nieuwe Testament n.
• Oude Testament n.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

testament m. (plural testaments)

1. Testament, last will

Derived terms

• testamentaire
• Ancien Testament m.
• Nouveau Testament m.

Polish

Wikipedia ^pl

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɛˈstamɛnt/

Noun

testament m.

1. A (last) will (legal document)

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

testàment m. (Cyrillic spelling теста̀мент)

1. the (last) will (legal document)

Declension

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• Testament

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