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Meaning of "testacy" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF TESTACY

ˈtestəsɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TESTACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Testacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TESTACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Testator

A testator is a person who has written and executed a last will and testament that is in effect at the time of his/her death. It is any "person who makes a will."...

Definition of testacy in the English dictionary

The definition of testacy in the dictionary is the condition of having left a legally valid will at death.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TESTACY

apostasy · Battersea · curtesy · ecstasy · eustacy · eustasy · fantasy · intestacy · isostacy · isostasy · phantasy · statusy

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TESTACY

test-fly · test-market · test-tube baby · testa · testability · testable · testacean · testaceous · testae · testament · testamental · testamentar · testamentarily · testamentary · testamur · testate · testation · testator · testatrix · testatum

WORDS THAT END LIKE TESTACY

adequacy · advocacy · bureaucracy · conspiracy · delicacy · democracy · diplomacy · efficacy · fallacy · intimacy · lacy · legacy · legitimacy · literacy · pharmacy · piracy · privacy · racy · supremacy · Tracy

Synonyms and antonyms of testacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «testacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TESTACY

Find out the translation of testacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of testacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «testacy» in English.
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testacy
1,325 millions of speakers
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testar
570 millions of speakers
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English

testacy
510 millions of speakers
hi

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testacy
380 millions of speakers
ar

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testacy
280 millions of speakers
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testacy
278 millions of speakers
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testacy
270 millions of speakers
bn

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testacy
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

succession testamentaire
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Kesaksian
190 millions of speakers
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testacy
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

testacy
130 millions of speakers
ko

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testacy
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Testis
85 millions of speakers
vi

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testacy
80 millions of speakers
ta

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testacy
75 millions of speakers
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टेस्टासी
75 millions of speakers
tr

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testacy
70 millions of speakers
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testacy
65 millions of speakers
pl

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testacy
50 millions of speakers
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testacy
40 millions of speakers
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testacy
30 millions of speakers
el

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testacy
15 millions of speakers
af

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testacy
14 millions of speakers
sv

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testacy
10 millions of speakers
no

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testacy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of testacy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TESTACY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of testacy
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «testacy».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about testacy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TESTACY»

Discover the use of testacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to testacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Administration of Wills, Trusts, and Estate
[Formal Testacy Proceedings; Will Construction; Effect of Final Order in Another Jurisdiction.] A final order of a court of another state determining testacy, the validity or construction of a will, made in a proceeding involving notice to and an  ...
Gordon Brown, Scott Myers, 2008
2
The Family and the Inheritance
Frequency of Testacy This positive association between occupational status and testacy held for the age categories up to age 60 (see Table 4-20) . TABLE 4-20 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATION AND TESTACY, WITH AGE ...
MARVIN B. SUSSMAN, JUDITH N. CATES, DAVID T. SMITH, 1970
3
The Family and Inheritance
Frequency of Testacy This positive association between occupational status and testacy held for the age categories up to age 60 (see Table 4-20) . TABLE 4-20 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATION AND TESTACY, WITH AGE ...
Marvin Sussman, Judith Cates, James Smith, 1970
4
Death, Deeds, and Descendants: Inheritance in Modern America
The greater the investments in either one of these types of assets, the greater the chances there was a will.8 Over the years, the incidence of testacy also became more tightly related to the composition of familial groups. In other words, the ...
Rémi Clignet, 1992
5
Wills, Trusts, and Estates Administration
Chapters 1 and 2 defined the basic terms associated with death with a will ( testacy) and death without a will (intestacy) and identified the fiduciaries ( personal representative, executor, administrator, trustee, and guardian) who are named in a ...
Dennis R. Hower, Peter Kahn, 2011
6
The Plural Society in the British West Indies
Another 27 per cent have claims on plots inherited under unmixed testacy. About 19 per cent of the population are claimants to plots inherited under conditions of mixed testacy, while 44 per cent, or almost half the number with claims on ...
Michael Garfield Smith, 1974
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Land as a Human Right: A History of Land Law and Practice in ...
Testacy, Intestacy and Freedom of Testation Testacy and Intestacy Defined When a person writes a will disposing his estate to one or many persons of his own choice, such as his survivors, and dies later, then we say, in law, that he has died  ...
Abdon Rwegasira, 2012
8
Multistate and Multinational Estate Planning
For various reasons, the decision may be made to commence a formal testacy proceeding.724 In this case, actual notice must be given to heirs as to a hearing on the petition for formal testacy.725 As in the case of the enumeration of heirs on  ...
Jeffrey A. Schoenblum, 2008
9
By the Balls: The Complete Collection
“Sure thing, Pappy.” Pappy nodded again, then resumed his whistling and began mounting the steps to the Always Reddy office. I climbed into my car and headed for the highway. A little past noon, I blew by the Thanks for Visiting Testacy City: ...
Dashiell Loveless, Jim Pascoe, Tom Fassbender, 2013
10
Estate Planning For Dummies
Testacy: When. you've. nailed. everything. down. If you have a valid will, you are said to die testate. Basically, you have spelled out your intentions completely and legally in your last will and testament and you have attained one of your two ...
N. Brian Caverly, Esq., Jordan S. Simon, 2011

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TESTACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term testacy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Succession made simple
In testacy spouses and children are always legally protected from the testator's actions. There are cases, most common in family disputes, where the parents or ... «Times of Malta, Dec 12»
2
MUNN v. BRIGGS
... and personal representative of the testator's estate they intended to file formal testacy proceedings within the statutorily prescribed period, they never did so. «Leagle.com, Jun 10»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Testacy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/testacy>. Jun 2026 ».
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