All 4 Uses
testament
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Middlemarch
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- It is so, with testamentary dispositions.†
Chpt 3 *testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
- See and do that; and take out the topmost paper—Last Will and Testament—big printed.†
Chpt 3last will and testament = a final will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
- Non, je ne comprends pas de plus charmant plaisir Que de voir d'heritiers une troupe affligee Le maintien interdit, et la mine allongee, Lire un long testament ou pales, etonnes On leur laisse un bonsoir avec un pied de nez.†
Chpt 4testament = strong proof of something, or a formal written statement
- "A most singular testamentary disposition!" exclaimed Mr. Trumbull, preferring for once that he should be considered ignorant in the past.†
Chpt 4testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
Definitions:
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(1)
(testament) evidence or proof of something, or a formal written statement — such as a will or one of the two main parts of the Christian BibleMost commonly, you can substitute "evidence" or "proof" for testament. But see the first exemplary sample sentences for other common word substitutions.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)