TESTAMENT


Meaning of TESTAMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ testəmənt ]

( testaments)

1.

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...

= testimony

N-VAR : usu N to n

2.

Someone’s last will and testament is the most recent will that they have made, especially the last will that they make before they die. ( LEGAL )

PHRASE : Ns inflect , usu with poss

3.

see also New Testament , Old Testament

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