Crossword clues for testate
testate
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Testate \Tes"tate\, n. (Law) One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person. [R.]
Testate \Tes"tate\, a. [L. testatus, p. p. of testari. See
Testament.] (Law)
Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die
testate.
--Ayliffe.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"having left a valid will," late 15c., from Latin testatus "public, manifest, published," past participle of testari "make a will, be witness to, declare" (see testament).
Wiktionary
a. (context legal English) having left a legally valid last will and testament (qualifier: of one who has died). n. (context legal English) one who has left a valid will and testament
WordNet
Usage examples of "testate".
He is said to be the town clerk, a justice of the peace, mayor of the city of New Haven, an office held at the will of the legislature, chief judge of the court of common pleas for New Haven county, a court of high criminal and civil jurisdiction wherein most causes are decided without the right of appeal or review, and sole judge of the court of probates, wherein he singly decides all questions of wills, settlement of estates, testate and intestate, appoints guardians, settles their accounts, and in fact has under his jurisdiction and care all the property real and personal of persons dying.