testator

Meaning

One who makes or has made a legally valid will.

Synonyms

legator

testate

testatrix

devisor

willer

Translations

testateur

Erblasser

testador

testador

testatore

erflater

testatrice

legator

Erblasserin

défunt

de cujus

testamenteur

αυτός που αφήνει διαθήκη

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛˌsteɪ.tɚ/

Etymology

From Latin testator (“one who makes a will, in Late Latin also one who bears witness”), from testari (“to bear witness, make a will”). See testament.