Monday, July 1, 2013

testator -- Sister Jen



tes·ta·tor  (tsttr, t-sttr)
n.
One who has made a legally valid will before death.

[Middle English testatour, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin testtor, from testrto make one's will; seetestament.]


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Sounding like a  lawyer, Sister Jen explained to me, "Most wills contain contingency provisions in the event that a beneficiary predeceases the testator." 

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