Definition of TESTATE

testate

Plural: testates

Noun

  • A person who has made a valid will.
  • a person who makes a will
  • one who has left a valid will and testament

Adjective

  • having made a legally valid will before death

Adj

  • having left a legally valid last will and testament (of one who has died).
  • Having a test (external calciferous shell or endoskeleton)

Examples

  • The judge, a testate, had carefully documented all his word game strategies.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin testātus (“testified”), perfect passive participle of testor (“I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will”), from testis (“witness”).

Antonyms

intestate

Scrabble Score: 7

testate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
testate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
testate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

testate: valid Words With Friends Word