testament
/ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/
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Australia/ˈtes.tə.mənt/
testament noun: 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).
Noun
testament (plural testaments)
- 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
- 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.
- A tangible proof or tribute.
- The ancient aqueducts are a testament to the great engineering skill of the Roman Empire.
- His remarkable recovery is a testament to the doctor's skill.
- Synonyms:
- testimony
- A credo, expression of conviction.
- The prime minister's speech was a glowing testament to the cabinet's undying commitment to the royal cause.
Verb
testament (third-person singular simple present testaments, present participle testamenting, simple past and past participle testamented)
- To make a will.
- To bequeath or leave by will.
testament meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
testament in Hindi
- document containing a person's will
- वसीयत vasīyat
testament in Tamil
- document containing a person's will
- உயில் uyil
testament in Marathi
- वसीयतनामा
testament in Urdu
- document containing a person's will
- وَصِیَت vasiyat
- part of the Bible
- عَہْد نامَہ 'ahd nāma
More languagesFewer languages
- testament in Bengali
- অসিয়ত ośiẏot, উইল uil
- testament in Telugu
- వీలునామా vīlunāmā
- testament in Malayalam
- ഒസ്യത്ത് osyattŭ
- testament in Kannada
- ಒಪ್ಪಂದ, ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ, ಸತ್ತವನ ಸೆಲವು, ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ
- testament in Gujarati
- વસિયતનામું vasiyatnāmũ, કરાર karār
- testament in Tagalog
- hulimbilin, tipan
- testament in Arabic
- وَصِيَّة waṣiyya, عَهْد ʕahd
- testament in Malay
- wasiat
- testament in Indonesian
- wasiat, perjanjian
- testament in Thai
- พินัยกรรม pí-nai-gam, พันธสัญญา
- testament in Vietnamese
- di chúc, chúc thư
- testament in Myanmar
- သေတမ်းစာ setam:ca
Examples of testament in a sentence
- Mary was entitled to the crown by her late father’s testament.
- The remains of the blasted tank were testament to the power of the landmine it had hit.
- This handsome coffee-table book is a fine testament to how seriously the author took that assignment.
Synonyms of testament
Forms of testament
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | testaments |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | testaments |
| present participle | testamenting |
| past participle | testamented |
| past | testamented |
Origin of testament
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 (“to be a witness, testify, attest, make a will”), from testis (“one who attests, a witness”). Displaced native Old English ġecȳþnes.
Words formed from testament
- Final Testament
- holographic testament
- New Testament
- Old Testament
- testamentary
- testamentation
Phrases with testament
Questions about testament
- What does testament mean?
- Testament means 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).
- What is testament in Hindi?
- Testament in Hindi is वसीयत (vasīyat). See Testament meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is testament?
- Testament can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce testament?
- Testament is pronounced /ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of testament?
- The plural of testament is testaments.
Words near testament in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: testament (page history and authors); testament (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ഒസ്യത്ത് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); testament (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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