testament

testament
testament late 13c., "last will disposing of property," from L. testamentum "a will, publication of a will," from testari "make a will, be witness to," from testis "witness," from PIE *tris- "three," on the notion of "third person, disinterested witness." Use in reference to the two divisions of the Bible (c.1300) is from L.L. vetus testamentum and novum testamentum, loan-translations of Gk. palaia diatheke and kaine diatheke. L.L. testamentum in this case was a mistranslation of Gk. diatheke, which meant both "covenant, dispensation" and "will, testament," and was used in the former sense in the account of the Last Supper (see TESTIMONY (Cf. testimony)) but subsequently was interpreted as Christ's "last will."

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  • testament — [ tɛstamɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1120; lat. ecclés. testamentum, pour traduire le gr. diathêkê « disposition testamentaire, convention », et pour traduire l hébr. berith « alliance » I ♦ Relig. chrét. 1 ♦ Vx Alliance. « Ils ne sont point demeurés dans mon… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Testament — Тестамент …   Википедия

  • testament — Testament. s. m. Tesmoignage qu on laisse par escrit de sa derniere volonté. Testament passé devant Notaires. testament bon & valable. testament dicté mot à mot. testament clos & seellé. testament qui peche dans les formes. on est demeuré d… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • testament — TESTAMÉNT, testamente, s.n. 1. Act juridic unilateral, revocabil cât timp testatorul este în viaţă, prin care cineva îşi exprimă dorinţele ce urmează a i fi împlinite după moarte, mai cu seamă în legătură cu transmiterea averii sale. ♢ Testament… …   Dicționar Român

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  • testament — Testament, Testamentum. Testament noncupatif, Nuncupatum testamentum. Un testament noncupatif, ou autre derniere disposition noncupative: quand elle n est point escrite, mais seulement dicte de bouche, Nuncupata voluntas. Testament fait sans… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • testament — tes·ta·ment / tes tə mənt/ n [Latin testamentum, from testari to call as a witness, make a will, from testis witness] 1: an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death a testament of property 2: will ◇ A… …   Law dictionary

  • Testament — Tes ta*ment, n. [F., fr. L. testamentum, fr. testari to be a witness, to make one s last will, akin to testis a witness. Cf. {Intestate}, {Testify}.] 1. (Law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • testament — [tes′tə mənt] n. [OFr < LL(Ec) testamentum, Testament (in N.T., transl. of Gr diathēkē, covenant) < L, a will < testari, to testify, make a will < testis, a witness: see TESTIFY] 1. Obs. a covenant, esp. one between God and man 2. [T… …   English World dictionary

  • testament — tes‧ta‧ment [ˈtestəmənt] noun [countable] LAW a will * * * testament UK US /ˈtestəmənt/ noun ► [C or U] proof that something exists or is true: be (a) testament to sth »These po …   Financial and business terms

  • Testament — Sn std. (15. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. tēstāmentum, Abstraktum zu l. tēstārī (tēstātus sum) bezeugen , zu l. tēstis m. Zeuge . Adjektiv: testamentarisch.    Ebenso nndl. testament, ne. testament, nfrz. testament, nschw. testamente, nnorw.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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