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by way of a will, bequeathed by will, contained in a will, devised by will, distributed by will, given by testament, hereditary, patrimonial, set forth in a will, transferred by a legacy, transferred by bequest, transferred by devise
associated concepts: letters testamentary, testamentary assets, testamentary capacity, testamentary condition, testamentary devise, testamentary disposition, testamentary gifts, testamentary guardian, testamentary guardianship, testamentary instrument, testamentary intent, testamentary inventory, testamentary power, testamentary succession, testamentary trust, testamentary trustee
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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Related to or given by a will.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Pertaining to a will.Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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Relating to wills.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Relating to wills.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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adj.pertaining to a will.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
Look at other dictionaries:
Testamentary — Tes ta*men ta*ry, a. [L. testamentarius: cf. F. testamentaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to a will, or testament; as, letters testamentary. [1913 Webster] 2. Bequeathed by will; given by testament. [1913 Webster] How many testamentary charities have… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
testamentary — mid 15c., from L. testamentarius, from testamentum (see TESTAMENT (Cf. testament)) … Etymology dictionary
testamentary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of, in, or through a will … English terms dictionary
testamentary — Pertaining to a will or testament; as testamentary causes. Derived from, founded on, or appointed by a testament or will; as a testamentary guardian, letters testamentary, etc. A paper, instrument, document, gift, appointment, etc., is said to be … Black's law dictionary
testamentary — adjective Of or pertaining to a will or testament. Although such letter shall not be interpreted as a testamentary writing, I request that my beneficiaries and executor carry out the requests made in the letter … Wiktionary
testamentary — See testamentary character … Ballentine's law dictionary
testamentary — adjective see testament … New Collegiate Dictionary
testamentary — /tes teuh men teuh ree, men tree/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a testament or will. 2. given, bequeathed, done, or appointed by will. 3. set forth or contained in a will. Also, testamental. [1425 75; late ME < L testamentarius … Universalium
testamentary — tes·ta·men·ta·ry || ‚testÉ™ mentÉ™rɪ / trɪ adj. of testament … English contemporary dictionary
testamentary — adjective relating to or bequeathed or appointed through a will … English new terms dictionary
