testamentary

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

testamentary (not comparable)

1. (law) of or pertaining to a will or testament

   Although such letter shall not be interpreted as a testamentary writing, I request that my beneficiaries and executor carry out the requests made in the letter.

Antonyms

• nontestamentary

Derived terms

• neo-testamentary
• testamentary guardian
• vetero-testamentary

 

Translations

of or pertaining to a will or testament

• Bulgarian: завещан (bg) (zaveštan)
• Dutch: testamentair (nl)
• French: testamentaire (fr)
• Ido: testamentala (io)
• Irish: tiomnach
• Italian: testamentario (it)
• Ladin: testamenter
• Manx: çhymnagh
• Portuguese: testamentário (pt)
• Spanish: testamentario (es)