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testament

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛstəm(ə)nt/

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Definition of testament

noun

  • 1a person’s will, especially the part relating to personal property: father’s will and testament
  • 2something that serves as a sign or evidence of a specified fact, event, or quality:growing attendance figures are a testament to the event’s popularity
  • 3(in biblical use) a covenant or dispensation.
  • (Testament) a division of the Bible. See also Old Testament, New Testament.
  • (Testament) a copy of the New Testament: he was able to buy a Testament

Origin:

Middle English: from Latin testamentum 'a will' (from testari 'testify'), in Christian Latin also translating Greek diathēkē 'covenant'

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