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A testator (/tɛsˈteɪtɔːr/) is a person who has written and executed a last will and testament that is in effect at the time of their death.cite-ref-1[1] It is any "person who makes a will."cite-ref-gordon-2-0[2]

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• A female testator is sometimes referred to as a testatrix (/tɛsˈteɪtrɪks/), plural testatrices (/tɛstəˈtraɪsiːs/), particularly in older cases.cite-ref-gordon-2-1[2]

• A non-binary testator may be referred to as a testicle (/tɛsˈtɪkəl/).cite-ref-gordon-2-2[2]

• In Ahmadiyya Islam, a testator is referred to as a moosi,cite-ref-khairallah-3-0[3] who is someone that has signed up for Wasiyyat or a will, under the plan initiated by the Promised Messiah, thus committing a portion, not less than one-tenth, of his lifetime earnings and any property to a cause.

• The adjectival form of the word is testamentary, as in:

1. Testamentary capacity, or mental capacity or ability to execute a will and

2. Testamentary disposition, or gift made in a will (see that article for types).

3. Testamentary trust, a trust that is created in a will.

• A will is also known as a last will and testament.

• Testacy means the status of being testate, that is, having executed a will. The property of such a person goes through the probate process.

• Intestacy means the status of not having made a will, or to have died without a valid will. The estate of a person who dies intestate, undergoes administration, rather than probate.

• The attestation clause of a will is where the witnesses to a will attest to certain facts concerning the making of the will by the testator, and where they sign their names as witnesses.

• Witnessing of a testator's will

cite-note-11. ↑ "Law dictionary on line". Dictionary.law.com. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

cite-note-gordon-22. ↑ Gordon Brown, Administration of Wills, Trusts, and Estates, 3d ed. (2003), p. 556. ISBN 0-7668-5281-4.

cite-note-khairallah-33. ↑ citerefkhairallah1941Khairallah, Ibrahim A. (1941). The law of inheritance in the Republics of Syria and Lebanon. Original from the University of Michigan: American Press. pp. 228–258.