testament

== 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) (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 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. 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. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “testament”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Verb === testament (third-person singular simple present testaments, present participle testamenting, simple past and past participle testamented) (intransitive) To make a will. (transitive) To bequeath or leave by will. === Anagrams === statement, tentmates, Amstetten == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin testāmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [təs.təˈmen] IPA(key): (Balearic) [təs.təˈment] IPA(key): (Valencia) [tes.taˈment] === Noun === testament m (plural testaments) testament will (document) ==== Derived terms ==== Antic Testament Nou Testament === Further reading === “testament”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “testament”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “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 === Inherited from Middle Dutch testament, derived from Old French testament, derived from Latin testāmentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛs.taːˈmɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt Hyphenation: tes‧ta‧ment === Noun === testament n (plural testamenten, diminutive testamentje n) (law) testament (document containing a person's will) Synonym: laatste wilsbeschikking (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) (law) testament, last will legacy ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “testament”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Livonian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin testamentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtestɑˌment/, [ˈt̪esˑt̪ɑˌmenˑt̪] === Noun === testament will (a legal document stating who is to receive a person's estate and assets after his/her death) (Christianity) testament ==== Declension ==== === References === Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “testament”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra == 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) (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) (law) a will, testament (declaration of disposal of inheritance) (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 singular, m (oblique plural testamenz or testamentz, nominative singular testamenz or testamentz, nominative plural testament) testimony; statement ==== Descendants ==== → English: testament French: testament == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /testaˈmɛŋt/ === Noun === testament m testament == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin testāmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛsˈta.mɛnt/ Rhymes: -amɛnt Syllabification: tes‧ta‧ment === Noun === testament m inan (diminutive testamencik, related adjective testamentowy or testamentalny or testamentarny) testament, will (formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes) legacy (artistic creation or spiritual message left behind after someone's death for future generations) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === testament in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN testament in Polish dictionaries at PWN testament in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Alternative forms === тестамент (testament) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin testamentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tes.taˈment/ Rhymes: -ent Hyphenation: tes‧ta‧ment === Noun === testament n (plural testamente) will ==== Declension ==== === References === “testament”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From Latin testāmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /testǎment/ === Noun === testàment m inan (Cyrillic spelling теста̀мент) (law) the (last) will (legal document) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ȍporuka (formal, Croatia)