Testament
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.
Related Words
testimonial
,
testimony
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