testate

ˈtɛsteɪt

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Definition of testate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legal

Rare

person who has left a valid will

Rare

The estate was divided according to the testate's wishes.

devisor

Adjective

legal

Rare

having made a legally valid will

Rare

The testate individual had their affairs in order before passing..

with a will

zoology

TECH.

having a protective shell or endoskeleton

TECH.

The testate amoeba was studied under the microscope.

armored

shelled

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be testate

have made a valid will

He was testate at the time of his death.

Origin of testate

Latin, testatus (witnessed)

Examples of testate in a sentence

A testate's documents were reviewed in court.
The testate person's wishes were clearly outlined.
Being testate ensured his property was distributed as he wanted.
The testate organism was found in the soil.
Scientists examined the testate structure of the creature.

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French:testateur, testamentaire, ...
German:Erblasser, testiert, ...
Italian:testatore, con testamento, ...
Spanish:testador, testado, ...
Portuguese:testador, com testamento, ...
Chinese:遗嘱人, 立有遗嘱的, ...
Japanese:遺言者, 遺言を作成した, ...
Arabic:مُوصٍ, ذو وصية, ...
Hebrew:מוֹרִישׁ, בַּעַל צַוָּאָה, ...
Russian:завещатель, составивший завещание, ...
Ukrainian:заповідач, заповітний, ...
Hindi:वसीयतकर्ता, वसीयत बनाने वाला, ...
Bengali:টেস্টেট, আইনগতভাবে বৈধ উইল তৈরি করেছেন এমন, ...
Catalan:testador, amb testament, ...
Czech:zůstavitel, se závětí, ...
Danish:testator, testamenteret, ...
Dutch:erflater, testamentair, ...
Greek:διαθέτης, με έγκυρη διαθήκη, ...
Hungarian:végrendelkező, végrendeletet hátrahagyó, ...
Khmer:អ្នកបន្សល់ទុកបណ្តាំមរតក, ដែលបានធ្វើបណ្តាំមរតកមានសុពលភាពតាមច្បាប់, ...
Korean:유언자, 유언을 남긴, ...
Persian:موصی, وصیت شده, ...
Polish:spadkodawca, testamentowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):testador, com testamento, ...
Romanian:testator, testamentar, ...
Swedish:testator, testamenterad, ...
Thai:ผู้ทำพินัยกรรม, มีพินัยกรรม, ...
Turkish:vasiyetçi, vasiyetli, ...
Vietnamese:người để lại di chúc, có di chúc, ...

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