testament

testament

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English

Etymology

From Middle English testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum (the publication of a will, a will, testament, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible), from testor (I am a witness, testify, attest, make a will), from testis (one who attests, a witness).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtes.tə.mənt/

Noun

testament (plural testaments)

  1. (law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
    Synonyms: will, last will and testament, last will
  2. One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
  3. A tangible proof or tribute.
  4. A credo, expression of conviction

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

  • “testament”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “testament”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • statement, tentmates

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin testāmentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [təs.təˈmen]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [təs.təˈment]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [tes.taˈment]

Noun

testament m (plural testaments)

  1. testament
  2. will (document)

Derived terms

  • Antic Testament
  • Nou Testament

Further reading

  • “testament” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “testament”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “testament” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “testament” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum (the publication of a will, a will, testament).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛstaˈmɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: tes‧ta‧ment
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

testament n (plural testamenten, diminutive testamentje n)

  1. (law) testament, last will
  2. (biblical) testament (part of the Bible)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: testament
  • Indonesian: testamen

References

  • “testament” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

French

Etymology

From Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛs.ta.mɑ̃/

Noun

testament m (plural testaments)

  1. (law) testament, last will
  2. legacy

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “testament”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • testamente

Etymology

From Latin testāmentum, via Old Norse testament.

Noun

testament n (definite singular testamentet, indefinite plural testament or testamenter, definite plural testamenta or testamentene)

  1. (law) a will (and/or) testament

Related terms

  • testamentere

References

  • “testament” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • testamente

Etymology

From Latin testāmentum, via Old Norse testament.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛstɑˈmɛnt/

Noun

testament n (definite singular testamentet, indefinite plural testament, definite plural testamenta)

  1. (law) a will, testament (declaration of disposal of inheritance)
  2. (Christianity) a testament (one of the two parts of the Bible)

References

  • “testament” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin testāmentum.

Noun

testament oblique singularm (oblique plural testamenz or testamentz, nominative singular testamenz or testamentz, nominative plural testament)

  1. testimony; statement

Descendants

  • English: testament
  • French: testament

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /testaˈmɛŋt/

Noun

testament m

  1. testament

Polish

Etymology

From Latin testāmentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛsˈta.mɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -amɛnt
  • Syllabification: tes‧ta‧ment

Noun

testament m inan

  1. (law) will, testament
  2. Old or New Testament of the Bible

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • testament in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • testament in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin testamentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tes.taˈment/

Noun

testament n (plural testamente)

  1. will

Declension

References

  • testament in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin testāmentum.

Noun

testàment m (Cyrillic spelling теста̀мент)

  1. (law) the (last) will (legal document)

Declension

Related terms

  • ȍporuka (formal, Croatia)

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