testament

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈtes.tə.mənt/ UK /ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #9057

Meanings

1

noun
Proof or clear evidence that something is true or that someone has a quality.

Her quick recovery is a testament to the skill of the doctors.
2

noun
A legal document that says how a person's property should be shared out after they die.

In his will and testament he left the house to his daughter.
3

noun
One of the two main parts of the Christian Bible, the Old Testament or the New Testament.

The story of Noah's ark comes from the Old Testament.

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2 noun · a legal document that says... willlast willlast will and testament

Word family

Forms testaments

Derived forms testamentary

Related forms intestatetestatetestator testify testimonial testimony

Etymology

From Middle English testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible”), from testor (“to be a witness, testify, attest, make a will”), from testis (“one who attests, a witness”).

testament Middle English testāmentum Latin

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# testament

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtes.tə.mənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/
**Frequency rank:** 9057

## Meanings
1. Proof or clear evidence that something is true or that someone has a quality.
2. A legal document that says how a person's property should be shared out after they die.
3. One of the two main parts of the Christian Bible, the Old Testament or the New Testament.

## Examples
- Her quick recovery is a testament to the skill of the doctors.
- In his will and testament he left the house to his daughter.
- The story of Noah's ark comes from the Old Testament.

## Derived Forms
- testamentary

## Related Forms
- intestate
- testate
- testator
- testify
- testimonial
- testimony

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: testament
- Root: testāmentum

## Etymology
From Middle English testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible”), from testor (“to be a witness, testify, attest, make a will”), from testis (“one who attests, a witness”).

## AI Etymology
Testament is from Middle English testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible”), from testor (“to be a witness, testify, attest, make a will”), from testis (“one who attests, a witness”). In present-day use, it can mean proof or clear evidence that something is true or that someone has a quality, or a legal document that says how a person's property should be shared out after they die. Derived formations include testamentary.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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