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Testator

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Bouvier (1839)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One who made his will.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One who has made a testament or will.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

One who makes or has made a testament or wlll; one who dies leaving a will. This term is borrowed from the civil law. Inst. 2, 14, 5, 6.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

One who makes or has made a testameat or will; one who dies leaving a will. Testatrix: a female testator.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

One who has made a testament or will.