Decedent
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A deceased person
The signification of the word has become more extended than its strict etymological meaning. Strictly taken, It denotes a dying person, but is always used in the more extended sense given, denoting any deceased person, testate or intestate.