testatrices
Definition
- Noun (plural of ):
- Female testators: "testatrices" refers to women who have made a legally valid will or testament, especially those who have died leaving such a document. This is the feminine form of testator (a person who makes a will).
Usage Examples
- (The property was distributed as specified by the women who had made wills.)
- (The female testators completed the legal formalities.)
Advanced Usage
- "executrices vs. testatrices": While are women appointed to carry out the terms of a will, are the women who actually create the will.
- The testatrices named their daughters as executrices. (The women who made the wills appointed their daughters to manage the estates.)
Variants and Related Words
- Testatrix (singular noun): a woman who makes a will.
- The testatrix left her entire fortune to charity. (The female will-maker bequeathed all her wealth.)
- Testator (noun): a person (male or gender-neutral) who makes a will.
- The testator revised his will before his death.
- Testate (adjective): having made a legally valid will before death.
- She died testate, leaving clear instructions. (She died with a valid will.)
Synonyms
- Will-maker: a person who creates a will (gender-neutral).
- Bequeather: one who leaves property to others in a will.
Related Idioms
- "Last will and testament": the formal legal document that specifies how a person's property is to be distributed after death.
- The testatrices' last will and testament were read aloud. (The female testators' final legal documents were announced.)
Notes
- This word is rare in modern usage; is now commonly used for all genders.
- The singular is sometimes replaced by in contemporary legal contexts.