Testament
41testament — tes|ta|ment [ testəmənt ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount testament to FORMAL evidence that something exists or is true: This award is a fitting testament to their high standards. Their success bears testament to (=shows) the power of young… …
42testament */ — UK [ˈtestəmənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms testament : singular testament plural testaments legal a will II, 2) • (a) testament to something formal evidence that something exists or is true This award is a fitting testament to their high… …
43Testament — n. 1 a will (esp. last will and testament). 2 (usu. foll. by to) evidence, proof (is testament to his loyalty). 3 Bibl. a a covenant or dispensation. b (Testament) a division of the Christian Bible (see Old Testament, New Testament). c… …
44testament — n. 1 a will (esp. last will and testament). 2 (usu. foll. by to) evidence, proof (is testament to his loyalty). 3 Bibl. a a covenant or dispensation. b (Testament) a division of the Christian Bible (see Old Testament, New Testament). c… …
45testament — noun a) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s). : Note: This is otherwise called a… …
46Testament — by François Villon (1461) The major work on which the reputation of the great French poet François VILLON chiefly rests is his 2,000 line poem Testament. The poem, written (we are told in its first lines) in 1461 when the poet was 30 years… …
47testament — n. 1) the New; Old Testament 2) a testament to 3) (misc.) smb. s last will and testament * * * [ testəmənt] Old Testament (misc.) smb. s last will and testament a testament to the New …
48testamènt — ênta m (ȅ é) izjava, zlasti pismena, s katero kdo določi dediča, dediče; oporoka: brati testament; napraviti, preklicati testament; ovreči testament / pismeni, ustni testament; pren. pisateljev umetniški testament ◊ rel. novi testament drugi del …
49testament — m IV, D. u, Ms. testamentncie; lm M. y «akt prawny, za pomocą którego spadkodawca rozporządza własnym majątkiem na wypadek swej śmierci» Testament rodziców. Otworzyć, obalić testament. Sporządzić testament. Zapisać coś komuś w testamencie. Zmarły …
50testament — [[t]te̱stəmənt[/t]] testaments 1) N VAR: usu N to n If one thing is a testament to another, it shows that the other thing exists or is true. [FORMAL] Braka s house, just off Sloane Square, is a testament to his Gothic tastes... The fact that… …
