Stat pro ratione voluntas
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
The will stands in place of a reason.
Sears v. Shafer, 1 Barb. (N. Y.) 408, 411; Farmers' Loan & Trust Co., v. Hunt, 16 Barb. (N. Y.) 514, 525.