OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11475

testament

/ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
testamento
A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
testamento
One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
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