"testacy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From testate + -cy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|testate|cy}} testate + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} testacy (uncountable)
  1. (law) The condition of being testate, of having left a valid will at one's death. Tags: uncountable Translations (the condition of being testate): tiomnacht [feminine] (Irish), çhymnaght [feminine] (Manx)
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