Etymology

testator

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Today it means: One who makes or has made a legally valid will. Full definition →

Latin testator
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  1. Latin · derived fromtestator“one who makes a will, in Late Latin also one who bears witness”
  2. English todaytestator

From Latin testator (“one who makes a will, in Late Latin also one who bears witness”), from testari (“to bear witness, make a will”). See testament.

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