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Meaning of "testate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TESTATE

From Latin testārī to make a will.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TESTATE

ˈtɛsteɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TESTATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Testate can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TESTATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Intestacy

Intestacy is the condition of the estate of a person who dies owning property greater than the sum of their enforceable debts and funeral expenses without having made a valid will or other binding declaration. Alternatively this may also apply where a will or declaration has been made, but only applies to part of the estate, the remaining estate forms the "Intestate Estate." Intestacy law, also referred to as the law of descent and distribution, refers to the body of law that determines who is entitled to the property from the estate under the rules of inheritance.

Definition of testate in the English dictionary

The definition of testate in the dictionary is having left a legally valid will at death. Other definition of testate is a person who dies testate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TESTATE

acetate · constate · dictate · estate · facilitate · gestate · hesitate · imitate · interstate · intestate · lactate · out-of-state · outstate · prostate · reinstate · restate · rotate · state · Tate · upstate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TESTATE

testa · testability · testable · testacean · testaceous · testacy · testae · testament · testamental · testamentar · testamentarily · testamentary · testamur · testation · testator · testatrix · testatum · testcross · teste · testee

WORDS THAT END LIKE TESTATE

chief of state · city-state · crown estate · ground state · head of state · housing estate · industrial estate · lie in state · minister of state · nation state · nation-state · police state · real estate · rogue state · secretary of state · solid-state · steady state · trading estate · tri-state · Under-Secretary of State · welfare state

Synonyms and antonyms of testate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «testate» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF TESTATE

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

The translations of testate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «testate» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

遗嘱
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

testada
570 millions of speakers
en

English

testate
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

वसीयती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مفحوص
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

раковинные
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

testate
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

মরা উইলকারী
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

testamentaire
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kesaksian
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Testat
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

testate
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

유언을 남기고 죽은
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Testate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có để chúc thư
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

testate
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

फाशीची शिक्षा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

vasiyetname bırakarak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

testamentaria
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

testate
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

раковинние
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

testamentară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαθήκης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

testate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

testamentarisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

testate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of testate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TESTATE»

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

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TESTATE»

Discover the use of testate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to testate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Comparative Study of Testate Amoebae and Delta-carbon-13 ...
In the past few decades, a range of proxies has been used to infer past changes in surface-moisture conditions from oligotrophic peat stratigraphy, including testate amoebae and the stable isotope composition of peat-forming vegetation.
Erin Markel, 2009
2
Kenya Gazette
Public Trustee's Address Date of Death Testate or Intestate P.O. Box 1323, Nakuru 21-11-2000 P.O. Box 536, Njoro 3-10-2000 P.O. Box 452, Nakuru 28-10- 99 P.O. Box 13881, Nakuru 21-12-% P.O. Box31,Sotik 17-4-99 P.O. Box 2401 , Eldorct ...
3
The Family and Inheritance
Since the size of the kin group was nearly the same for both the testate and intestate, it must be concluded that the size of the kin group is not a predictor of testacy. Economic Class Although a will may accomplish many purposes, it is basically ...
Marvin Sussman, Judith Cates, James Smith, 1970
4
How to Avoid Probate by Creating a Living Trust: A Simple ...
INTESTATE. VS. TESTATE. PROBATE. There are also many mind games played in legal offices across America every day to involve the client's estate in the profitable process of probate. What follows is one of the very best. There are two  ...
Gordon Mead Bennett, 2004
5
Introduction to Law
TESTATE. SUCCESSION. Clearly, the courts and population at large prefer that an individual be allowed to dispose of his or her estate according to personal wishes. Upon death, this is accomplished with a legally recognized document that ...
Beth Walston-Dunham, 2008
6
Family Law: The Essentials
Inheritance There are two main categories of decedents: those who die testate ( leaving a valid will) and those who die intestate (without leaving a valid will). If a person dies testate, his or her estate is distributed according to the terms of the ...
William Statsky, 2014
7
Kenya Gazette
Name of Deceased Address Date of Death Testate or Intestate Machakos, 3rd July, 19%. MAURICE GICHUHI, for Public Trustee. THE KENYA GAZETTE THE KENYA GAZETTE THE KENYA GAZETTE THE. 287/95 Arnold Bosshard P.O. Box ...
8
Intestacy and family provision claims on death
ANNEX A: CLASSIFICATION AS TESTATE INTESTATE D.19 Estates were classified as testate or intestate or for exclusion from the analysis according to grant type as shown in the following table: . + y . Grant Type Classification Total ...
‎2011
9
Wetlands: Monitoring, Modelling and Management
Testate amoebae are unicellular organisms that produce a test (shell), which protects their cytoplasm. These protists represent a valuable tool in palaeohydrological studies in Sphagnum mires. In peatlands, testate amoebae live in mosses ...
Tomasz Okruszko, Edward Maltby, Jan Szatylowicz, 2007
10
A Comparison of Aboveground and Belowground Community ...
The weak peak in testate amoeba community similarity on mid-seral terrains may be due to the abundance of generalist species that are able to survive over a greater range of environmental conditions. In addition, the late-seral decline in ...
Lindsey A. Flagstad, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TESTATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term testate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Al via la campagna multisoggetto di websystem “Vi diamo 20 testate
Al via la campagna multisoggetto di WebSystem, divisione digital della concessionaria del Gruppo 24 ORE, sviluppata dall'agenzia I am a bean. 20 testate, 722 ... «Affaritaliani.it, Jul 15»
2
Droga nel rullino: notte di cocaina e di testate
Quando si è però reso conto di essere stato scoperto, è sceso dall'auto strattonando gli agenti per la divisa e cercando di farsi strada a gomitate e testate. «Nove da Firenze, Jun 15»
3
Tensioni Nato-Russia, Putin schiera 40 nuovi missili …
Il presidente russo Vladimir Putin ha annunciato il rafforzamento delle capacità militari con 40 nuovi missili balistici intercontinentali, dotati di testate nucleari, ... «Rai News, Jun 15»
4
Campi Bisenzio, marito ubriaco prende la moglie a testate
Ieri sera un 38enne romeno è stato arrestato dai carabinieri dopo aver picchiato la moglie durante una lite. A chiedere l'intervento del 112 è stata la vittima dopo ... «FirenzeToday, Jun 15»
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Corea del Nord, l'annuncio del regime: "Miniaturizzate le testate
10:49 - La Corea del Nord è in grado di miniaturizzare le testate nucleari. L'annuncio della Commissione nazionale di Difesa arriva attraverso l'agenzia Kcna. «TGCOM, May 15»
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Facebook lancia Instant Articles: notizie gratuite sul social network …
Facebook Instant Article promette di rivoluzionare il mondo dell'informazione sul web, con le news delle maggiori testate giornalistiche gratis sul social network. «ForexInfo.it, May 15»
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Cina: Xi potenzia missili intercontinentali, piu'testate nucleari
Il presidente Xi Jinping ha ordinato di aumentare il numero di testate atomiche trasportate da ogni vettore, finora limitata ad un ordigno per ogni missile. «AGI - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, May 15»
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Editoria, la Regione vara la legge: contributi anche per le testate on …
28 del 2009, che elargiva contributi pubblici solo alla carta stampata - e introducendo nel riparto anche le testate on line e le televisioni. Lungo il dibattito sul ... «Isernianews, May 15»
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La Corea del Nord ha venti testate atomiche
Secondo alcuni esperti nucleari della Cina popolare, interpellati dal Wall Street Journal, la Corea del Nord è in possesso di un arsenale nucleare di venti testate ... «Panorama, Apr 15»
10
Linus e le testate che segnano la vita culturale
Ci sono alcune testate che hanno segnato la mia vita culturale. Alcune testate e una casa editrice: la Giulio Einaudi Editore. Mi è capitato più di una volta di ... «Globalist.it, Apr 15»
REFERENCE
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