"testamentary" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English testamentarie, from Anglo-Norman testamentarie and Latin testāmentārius (“of or belonging to wills”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|testamentarie}} Middle English testamentarie, {{der|en|xno|testamentarie}} Anglo-Norman testamentarie, {{der|en|la|testāmentārius||of or belonging to wills}} Latin testāmentārius (“of or belonging to wills”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} testamentary (not comparable)
  1. (law) of or pertaining to a will or testament Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law Derived forms: neo-testamentary, testamentary guardian, vetero-testamentary Translations (of or pertaining to a will or testament): завещан (zaveštan) (Bulgarian), testamentair (Dutch), testamentaire (French), testamentala (Ido), tiomnach (Irish), testamentario (Italian), testamenter (Ladin), çhymnagh (Manx), testamentário (Portuguese), testamentario (Spanish)
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        "(law) of or pertaining to a will or testament"
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          "roman": "zaveštan",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
          "word": "завещан"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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      "roman": "zaveštan",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
      "word": "завещан"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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    },
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
      "word": "testamentario"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a will or testament",
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