Etymology

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Today it means: of or pertaining to a will or testament Full definition →

Middle English testamentarie ← Anglo-Norman testamentarie ← Latin testāmentārius
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  1. Latin · derived fromtestāmentārius“of or belonging to wills”
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromtestamentarie
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtestamentarie
  4. English todaytestamentary

From Middle English testamentarie, from Anglo-Norman testamentarie and Latin testāmentārius (“of or belonging to wills”).

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