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noun

Testament n.

(Law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate and effects after his death. Note: This is otherwise called a will, and sometimes a last will and testament. A testament, to be valid, must be made by a person of sound mind; and it must be executed and published in due form of law. A man, in certain cases, may make a valid will by word of mouth only. See Nuncupative will, under Nuncupative.

One of the two distinct revelations of God's purposes toward man; a covenant; also, one of the two general divisions of the canonical books of the sacred Scriptures, in which the covenants are respectively revealed; as, the Old Testament; the New Testament; often limited, in colloquial language, to the latter. "He is the mediator of the new testament... for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament."

Holographic testament, a testament written wholly by the testator himself.

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"Testament" Quotes from Famous Books

... except by decree of a court of record after tedious formality and the assumption of onerous responsibilities on the part of the master; and it was absolutely forbidden to be done by testament. ...

— Bricks Without Straw • Albion W. Tourgee

... allow me to hint to you that in my testament you are only a tenant-at-will. I consider it a duty that I owe to the family that the estate should be re-united. That can only be done by one of our family marrying Miss Percival; and as you will not, I shall now write to your cousin James, and ...

— The Three Cutters • Captain Frederick Marryat

... Noan o' us con howd up aar yeds baat it. Him as has put us here expects us to show yon lass o' Stott's same as He's shown to us Hissel'. There's one bit o' readin' i' th' New Testament as noan o' yo' has had owt to say abaat—I mean where th' Lord tells o' th' two debtors. Th' fust geet let off; but when he wouldn't let his mate off, it were a sore job for him. Durnd yo' think as th' Almeety cares as mich abaat us as we care for aar childer? I somehaa thinks He does. Didn't him ...

— Lancashire Idylls (1898) • Marshall Mather

... of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation ...

— Many Thoughts of Many Minds - A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age • Various

... is a statement of his more important donations during his life, including the bequests contained in his last will and testament: ...

— Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made • James D. McCabe, Jr.

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