■ noun
1》 a person's will.
2》 evidence or proof of a fact, event, or quality.
3》 (in biblical use) a covenant or dispensation.
4》 ( Testament ) a division of the Bible. See also Old Testament , New Testament .
Origin
ME: from L. ~um 'a will' (from testari 'testify'), in Christian L. also translating Gk diathēkē 'covenant'.