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Meaning of TESTAMENTARY

Pronunciation:  `testu'menturee

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 Definition: [adj]  of or relating to a will or testament or bequeathed by a will or testament
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tes`ta*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. testamentarius: cf. F.
testamentaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to a will, or testament; as, letters
   testamentary.
2. Bequeathed by will; given by testament.
         How many testamentary charities have been defeated
         by the negligence or fraud of executors!
                                               --Atterbury.
3. Done, appointed by, or founded on, a testament, or will;
   as, a testamentary guardian of a minor, who may be
   appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity
   until the child becomes of age.
 
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