testamentor

Noun

testamentor (plural testamentors)

1. One who is named to be in charge of the inheritance named in a testament until it is discharged.
   • Be it kend till all men be the preſent letters, we Robert, David, Andro, and Jean Colvills, lawful bairns to the deceaſt David Colvill, brother-germane to ane Noble Lord Robert Lord Colvill of Ochiltrie, forſomekellas the ſaid deceaſit David our father, in his teſtament-teſtamentor, legaſie, and...1658 June 22, [Discharge granted by Robert, David, Andrew, and Jean Colvill in favour of Robert first Lord Colvill, their uncle, for his intromissions as tutor named to them by their father]...
   • […]which Reverſion, is renounc’d by John Lord Thirleſton, Son and Heir to the ſaid Sir John Maitland, with Advice and Conſent of Sir John Cockburn of Clarkingtoun his Tutor-Teſtamentor, in Favours of the Provoſt, Baillies, Council, Deacons of Crafts, and Community of the ſaid Burgh of Edinburgh[…]1722, Alexander Pennecuik, An Historical Account of the Blue Blanket: or, Crafts-mens Banner. Containing the Fundamental Principles of the Good-town, with the Powers and Prerogatives of the Crafts of...
2. One who makes a testament (any sense).
   • By doing so, it went against a common exhortation in other testaments, to learn from the testamentor's example, and instead asserted that all men had weaknesses and were disobedient, even the most righteous Abraham.2002, Jared Ludlow, Abraham Meets Death: Narrative Humor in the Testament of Abraham
   • Just think—be the first testamentor to witness the great Nolan being tricked, defeated, or just plain ambushed.2022, Philip Brice, The Dragon of Illenwell: Testament of Wielders
   1. A testator.
      • The cardinal rule of testamentary construction being , that the intention of the testamentor must prevail, and that such intention is deducible from the language of his will and codicils , the amount of his property , the relative claims of his family, his relationship to the legatees, and the...1900, Supreme Court Appellate Divison Third Department: In the Matter of the Final And Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Duncan R. Grant, as Trustee Under the Will of Thomas O'Hara aka Deceased
      • Such will shall in all cases be made during the last sickness of the testamentor and in the house of his habitation or dwelling, or where he has resided for the space of ten days or more , next before the making of such will;1911, Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Austin Abbott, Clarence Frank Birdseye, The Clerks' and Conveyancers' Assistant, page 1582