What does testamentary mean?
Definitions for testamentary
-ˈmɛn tə ri, -ˈmɛn trites·ta·men·ta·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
testamentaryadjective
of or relating to a will or testament or bequeathed by a will or testament
Wiktionary
testamentaryadjective
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.
Etymology: From testamentarius.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Testamentaryadjective
Given by will; contained in wills.
Etymology: testamentaire, French; testamentarius, Lat.
How many testamentary charities have been defeated by the negligence or fraud of executors? by the suppression of a will? the subornation of witnesses, or the corrupt sentence of a judge? Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
Wikipedia
testamentary
A testator () is a person who has written and executed a last will and testament that is in effect at the time of their death. It is any "person who makes a will."
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testamentary
Testamentary refers to anything related to a will or testament, the legal document specifying how a person's property and affairs are to be managed or distributed after their death. It is often used in the context of trusts, gifts, or bequests that are made via a will. It is derived from the term 'testament', which signifies a person's will concerning the disposal of their property when they die.
Webster Dictionary
Testamentaryadjective
of or pertaining to a will, or testament; as, letters testamentary
Testamentaryadjective
bequeathed by will; given by testament
Testamentaryadjective
done, appointed by, or founded on, a testament, or will; as, a testamentary guardian of a minor, who may be appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity until the child becomes of age
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of testamentary in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of testamentary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of testamentary in a Sentence
I do not know of the existence of a will and have no reason to believe that the Decedent executed testamentary documents in any form.
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