testament
tes.ta.ment \'tes-t*-m*nt\ \.tes-t*-'ment-*-re-, -'men-tre-\ n [ME, fr. LL
& L; LL testamentum covenant with God, holy scripture, fr. L,] last will,
fr. testari to be a witness, call to witness, make a will, fr. testis
witness; akin to L tres three & to L stare to stand; fr. the witness's
standing by as a third party in a litigation - more at THREE, STAND archaic
1a: a covenant between God and man cap 1b1: either of two main divisions
of the Bible 1b2: NEW TESTAMENT 2a: a tangible proof or tribute 2b: an
expression of conviction : CREDO 3a: an act by which a person determines
the disposition of his property aft er his death 3b: WILL -
tes.ta.men.ta.ry aj