testate adj 1: having made a legally valid will before death [ant: {intestate}] n 1: a person who makes a will [syn: {testator}, {testate}]
Testate \Tes"tate\, a. [L. testatus, p. p. of testari. See {Testament}.] (Law) Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die testate. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
Testate \Tes"tate\, n. (Law) One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person. [R.] [1913 Webster]
TESTATE. One who dies having made a testament; a testator. This word is used in this sense, in the act of the legislature of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act relative to dower and for other purposes." Sect. 2, 5 Sm. Laws, 257.