testate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who makes a will
    testator.
  2. adjective having made a legally valid will before death

WordNet

Tes"tate adjective
Etymology
L. testatus, p.p. of testari. See Testament.
Definitions
  1. (Law) Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die testate. Ayliffe.
Tes"tate noun
Definitions
  1. (Law) One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person. R.

Webster 1913