Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Having left a legally valid last will and testament (of one who has died).

    having made a legally valid will before death

  2. (not comparable)Having a test (external calciferous shell or endoskeleton)

Origin

From Latin testātus (“testified”), perfect passive participle of testor (“to be witness, t

From Latin testātus (“testified”), perfect passive participle of testor (“to be witness, testify, attest; to make a will”), from testis (“witness”).

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