- will; testament
- тестамент
English-Macedonian dictionary. 2013.
will; testament
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will — 1 n 1: the desire, inclination, or choice of a person or group 2: the faculty of wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending 3: a legal declaration of a person s wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death; esp: a formally… … Law dictionary
testament — tes‧ta‧ment [ˈtestəmənt] noun [countable] LAW a will * * * testament UK US /ˈtestəmənt/ noun ► [C or U] proof that something exists or is true: be (a) testament to sth »These po … Financial and business terms
testament — late 13c., last will disposing of property, from L. testamentum a will, publication of a will, from testari make a will, be witness to, from testis witness, from PIE *tris three, on the notion of third person, disinterested witness. Use in… … Etymology dictionary
will — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. volition, purpose, determination (See will); testament, bequeathal (see giving). II Volition Nouns will, free will, volition, conation, velleity; freedom, discretion; option, choice; voluntariness,… … English dictionary for students
testament — [13] Testament is one of a range of English words that go back to Latin testis ‘witness’. This was derived from a prehistoric Indo European base *tris ‘three’, and so denoted etymologically a ‘third person’, who was not party to an agreement and… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
testament — [13] Testament is one of a range of English words that go back to Latin testis ‘witness’. This was derived from a prehistoric Indo European base *tris ‘three’, and so denoted etymologically a ‘third person’, who was not party to an agreement and… … Word origins
testament — Historically, a disposition of personal property effective upon the death of the testator, but in modern usage, a will disposing of either real or personal property, or both kinds of property. 57 Am J1st Wills § 2. In common usage, the words,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
testament — tes·ta·ment / tes tə mənt/ n [Latin testamentum, from testari to call as a witness, make a will, from testis witness] 1: an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death a testament of property 2: will ◇ A… … Law dictionary
Will and Testament of Clerics — • Roman law allowed clerics to dispose of their property by will or otherwise Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Will and Testament of Clerics Will and Testament of Clerics … Catholic encyclopedia
Testament — Tes ta*ment, n. [F., fr. L. testamentum, fr. testari to be a witness, to make one s last will, akin to testis a witness. Cf. {Intestate}, {Testify}.] 1. (Law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
testament — [tes′tə mənt] n. [OFr < LL(Ec) testamentum, Testament (in N.T., transl. of Gr diathēkē, covenant) < L, a will < testari, to testify, make a will < testis, a witness: see TESTIFY] 1. Obs. a covenant, esp. one between God and man 2. [T… … English World dictionary
