Both Uses of
testament
in
The House of the Seven Gables
- By Uncle Jaffrey's last will and testament, as you are aware, his entire property was bequeathed to me, with the single exception of a life interest to yourself in this old family mansion, and the strip of patrimonial estate remaining attached to it.†
Chpt 15last will and testament = a final will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
- Why, to see whether the portrait of their ancestor still keeps its place upon the wall, in compliance with his testamentary directions!†
Chpt 18 *testamentary = related to a last will and testament (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
Definition:
evidence for something
or:
a statement of belief
or:
a will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
or:
either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
or:
a statement of belief
or:
a will (written instructions expressing how somebody wants their property distributed after they die)
or:
either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible