testate

English Thesaurus

1. a person who makes a will (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	devisor,
definition	:	someone who devises real property in a will (noun.person)

hyponym	:	testatrix,
definition	:	a female testator (noun.person)

2. having made a legally valid will before death (adj.all)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

3. a person who makes a will (noun.person)

derivation	:	testate,
definition	:	having made a legally valid will before death (adj.all)

4. having made a legally valid will before death (adj.all)

antonym	:	intestate,
definition	:	having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will (adj.all)

derivation	:	testate, testator,
definition	:	a person who makes a will (noun.person)

5. a person who makes a will (noun.person)

derivation	:	testate,
definition	:	having made a legally valid will before death (adj.all)

6. having made a legally valid will before death (adj.all)

antonym	:	intestate,
definition	:	having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will (adj.all)

derivation	:	testate, testator,
definition	:	a person who makes a will (noun.person)