testator

testator
tes·ta·tor /'te-ˌstā-tər/ n: a person who dies leaving a will

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

testator
index contributor (giver), decedent, grantor

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


testator
n.
A person who writes and executes a will; a deceased person whose property is disposed of according to the terms of his or her will.
fem.
testatrix

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


testator
the person who makes a will.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


testator
Someone who makes a will.
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

testator
testator/testatrix
England, Wales
An individual who has executed a will. A woman who has executed a will is sometimes called a testatrix.

Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.


testator
testator (testatrix)
n. One who makes a will, especially one who dies and leaves a will. Because testator has come to be applied to both sexes, the use of the feminine testatrix has become obsolete.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


testator
One who makes or has made a will; one who dies leaving a will.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


testator
I
One who makes or has made a will; one who dies leaving a will.
 II (female: testatrix) Person who makes a will.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

testator
n.
   a person who has written a will which is in effect at the time of his/her death.
   See also: will

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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