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English Dictionary: testamentary by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
testamentary
adj
  1. of or relating to a will or testament or bequeathed by a will or testament
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Testamentary \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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