testamentary meaning: definition, etymology

testamentary

adj

Etymology From Middle English testamentarie, from Anglo-Norman testamentarie and Latin testāmentārius (“of or belonging to wills”).

Law of or pertaining to a will or testament

Although such letter shall not be interpreted as a testamentary writing, I request that my beneficiaries and executor carry out the requests made in the letter.

Antonyms: nontestamentary
Derived terms: letter of testamentary, letters testamentary, neo-testamentary, paleotestamentary, testamentarily, testamentary guardian, untestamentary, vetero-testamentary