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testate definition

tes·tate (testāt′)

adjective

having made and left a legally valid will

Etymology: LME < L testatus, pp. of testari: see testament

noun

a person who has died testate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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