The Collaborative International Dictionary
Testamentary \Tes`ta*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. testamentarius: cf. F. testamentaire.]
Of or pertaining to a will, or testament; as, letters testamentary.
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Bequeathed by will; given by testament.
How many testamentary charities have been defeated by the negligence or fraud of executors!
--Atterbury. 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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pertaining to a will or wills," mid-15c., from Latin testamentarius, from testamentum (see testament).
Wiktionary
a. (context legal English) of or pertaining to a will or testament
WordNet
adj. of or relating to a will or testament or bequeathed by a will or testament
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "testamentary".
June Forsyte notwithstanding coverture shall by her last Will and Testament or any writing or writings in the nature of a Will testament or testamentary disposition to be by her duly made signed and published direct appoint or make over give and dispose of the same And in default etc.
She was absolutely everywhere on both sides of the building, had established ascendancy over Licinia effortlessly and painlessly, made herself liked by all six Vestals, and would soon be, her son thought with silent laughter, absorbed in improving the efficiency not only of the Domus Publica, but also of its testamentary industry.
Until Sulla as Dictator established permanent quaestiones, there does not appear to have been a court to hear testamentary disputes, which meant the urban praetor must have had the final say.
She was absolutely everywhere on both sides of the building, had established ascendancy over Licinia effortlessly and painlessly, made herself liked by all six Vestals, and would soon be, her son thought with silent laughter, absorbed in improving the efficiency not only of the Domus Publica, but also of its testamentary industry.
There master Courtenay, sitting in his own chamber, gave his rede and master Justice Andrews, sitting without a jury in the probate court, weighed well and pondered the claim of the first chargeant upon the property in the matter of the will propounded and final testamentary disposition in re the real and personal estate of the late lamented Jacob Halliday, vintner, deceased, versus Livingstone, an infant, of unsound mind, and another.
He'd be on her ass in a microsecond, revoke her letters testamentary, they'd call her names, proclaim her through all Orange County as a redistributionist and pinko, slip the old man from Warpe, Wistfull, Kubitschek and McMingus in as administrator de bonis non and so much baby for code, constellations, shadow-legatees.
The Collinsons hadn't had to be crude about it--to admit that they'd ever suspected her of anything: when Andrews had surrendered his letters testamentary, and another administrator--Walter Fielding--had been appointed, the Collinsons had simply seemed to pick her up, as was their right as her closest relations, where Andrews had put her down.