Definition of Testament
Tes´ta`ment
n.
1.
(Law)
A
solemn
,
authentic
instrument
in
writing
,
by
which
a
person
declares
his
will
as
to
disposal
of
his
estate
and
effects
after
his
death
.
2.
One
of
the
two
distinct
revelations
of
God
'
s
purposes
toward
man
;
a
covenant
;
also
,
one
of
the
two
general
divisions
of
the
canonical
books
of
the
sacred
Scriptures
,
in
which
the
covenants
are
respectively
revealed
;
as
,
the
Old
Testament
;
the
New
Testament
; -
often
limited
,
in
colloquial
language
,
to
the
latter
.
He
is
the
mediator
of
the
new
testament
. . .
for
the
redemption
of
the
transgressions
that
were
under
the
first
testament
.
- Heb. ix. 15.
Holographic testament
a
testament
written
wholly
by
the
testator
himself
.
- Bouvier.
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