testament
testament n. (1)〔T-〕(基督教的)《圣约书》 《旧约全书》或《新约全书》。 (2)遗嘱 源自拉丁文「testatum」，指动产遗嘱，但该词现已极少使用，除非用于正式遗嘱〔formal will〕的开头。例如通常以下列词句开头：「此为本人的最后遗嘱，甲、乙等」〔This is the last will and testament of me, A.B., etc.〕。 (→will)
TESTAMENT
testament
testament (tes-t[schwa]-m[schwa]nt). 1. Traditionally, a will disposing of personal property. Cf. DEVISE(4). 2. WILL(2). closed testament. See mystic will under WILL. inofficious testament. Civil law. A will that does not dispose of property to the testator’s natural heirs; esp., a will that deprives the heirs of a portion of the estate to which they are