adj. Having left a legally valid last will and testament (of one who has died).
n. One who has left a valid will and testament.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Having made and left a will.
n. One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having made and left a valid will or testament.
n. In law, one who has made a will or testament; one who dies leaving a will or testament in force.
n. Witness; testimony.
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n. a person who makes a will
adj. having made a legally valid will before death
Word Usage
"This returning to their root is what we call testate of stillness; and that stillness may be called a reporting that they have fulfilled their appointed end."