testament

Norwegian Nynorsk

/tɛstɑˈmɛnt/

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Definitions
  • (law) a will, testament declaration of disposal of inheritance
  • (Christianity) a testament one of the two parts of the Bible

Etymology

Derived from Latin testāmentum (testament, the publication of a will, a will, will, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible) derived from Old Norse testament.

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Old Norse

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