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testator (1291)
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testator (1291)

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testatur,  testatour  
  FEW:  testari 13/i,283b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  testateur 10,759c TL: testator 10,281 DEAF:  tester (testator)  DMF:  testateur  TLF:  testateur  OED:  testator n.  MED:  testatour n.  DMLBS:  testator 2 3422b

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lawtestator, person who makes, leaves a will: 
(1291) [...] qe la derreyn volunté le testatour en dreyt du tenement devisé par testament escrit ou nuncupatyf seit provee devaunt les bailiffs de la ville  Bor Cust ii 196
(1304) Robert nostre testator, qi executors nous sums  YBB 32-33 Ed I 161
(1397) un des executours deputez al testatour qi mort est [...] ad remys la residue de icelles soummes fraudelousement  Test Ebor i 234
( 1471-81; MS: 1482) unqore lez executours, aprés la mort lour testatour, poient vendre les tenementez  Littleton 32.169
( 1497-98 ) executour ne poet reteiner lez bienz le testatour pur eux mesmes contenter  Exchequer Chamber ii 187.26

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See also:

testament  testamentarie  testatere 
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