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testamentMain Entry: tes·ta·ment Pronunciation: \ˈtes-tə-mənt\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin testamentum covenant with God, holy scripture, from Latin, last will, from testari to be a witness, call to witness, make a will, from testis witness; akin to Latin tres three & to Latin stare to stand; from the witness's standing by as a third party in a litigation — more at three, stand Date: 14th century 1 a archaic : a covenant between God and the human race b capitalized : either of two main divisions of the Bible — tes·ta·men·ta·ry \ˌtes-tə-ˈmen-tə-rē, -ˈmen-trē\ adjective
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