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Definition of "testator" [tes•ta•tor]

  • One who has made a legally valid will before death. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "testator" in a sentence
  • ""A very great one," replied Parlamente, "when the testator is in his sound senses, and not raving.""
  • "He here condescended in the presence of his disciples to publish his last will and testament, and (which many a testator is shy of) lets them know what legacies he had left them, and how well they were secured, that they might have strong consolation."
  • "He was met with the response that the testator was a mariner at sea (in fact, he was a pilot on the Manchester ship canal)."