Meaning of testamentor | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who is named to be in charge of the inheritance named in a testament until it is discharged.
2. One who makes a testament (any sense).
3. A testator.

Examples

“Be it kend till all men be the preſent letters, we Robert, David, Andro, and Jean Colvills, lawful bairns to the deceaſt David Colvill, brother-germane to ane Noble Lord Robert Lord Colvill of Ochiltrie, forſomekellas the ſaid deceaſit David our father, in his teſtament-teſtamentor, legaſie, and letter-will, nominat and left the ſaid Noble Lord, then ſtiled Sir Robert Colvill of Cleiſh, Knight, his germane-brother, executor and tutor-teſtamentor to us, and ilk ane of us reſpectively during his lifetime; and in caſe of his deſeaſe during the time of our tutorie, our ſaid deſeaſit father nominate and left to us John Beatoune of Balfoure, James Beatoune younger thairof, and Andro Beatoune, his germane-brother, uncles to us one the mother’s ſide, as likeways tutors-teſtamentors to us, and diſtributors of the ſaid deſeaſit David our father his heal ſumes of money, gudes, and gaire amongeſt us, and either of us reſpectivelie, as after follows;”

“[…]which Reverſion, is renounc’d by John Lord Thirleſton, Son and Heir to the ſaid Sir John Maitland, with Advice and Conſent of Sir John Cockburn of Clarkingtoun his Tutor-Teſtamentor, in Favours of the Provoſt, Baillies, Council, Deacons of Crafts, and Community of the ſaid Burgh of Edinburgh[…]”

“On the 1st and 2nd of March, 1582, a contract is made and registered on the second of these days, […], which narrates—"That so much as the said umquhile Hugh, Lord Fraser of Lovat, in his latter will and testament nominated and ordained the said Elizaveth, Countess of Arran, his relict, tutrix testamentor to Simon, now Lord Lovat, his son, by reason whereof the said lady intromitted with the said Lord's living until the year of God 1578 […]".”

“She gives to her son, John Callaghan, all the property that belonged to her at the time of her death. She appoints John Tasker, her son-in-law as her testamentor.”

“By doing so, it went against a common exhortation in other testaments, to learn from the testamentor's example, and instead asserted that all men had weaknesses and were disobedient, even the most righteous Abraham.”

“Just think—be the first testamentor to witness the great Nolan being tricked, defeated, or just plain ambushed.”

“The cardinal rule of testamentary construction being , that the intention of the testamentor must prevail, and that such intention is deducible from the language of his will and codicils , the amount of his property , the relative claims of his family, his relationship to the legatees, and the relations subsisting; when we shall have ascertained this intention we shall have solved the questions presented upon this appeal.”

“Such will shall in all cases be made during the last sickness of the testamentor and in the house of his habitation or dwelling, or where he has resided for the space of ten days or more , next before the making of such will;”

“According to the will, which was witnessed by R. H. Hancock and Edward O. Hartle, Miss Lucy Freese, a sister, will receive $1,450 in cash, his father s^([sic]) to receive $100 cash, and his brother, Herman Freese, Jr., is left the interest owned by the testamentor in the Palace saloon on Broadway.”

“In comparing decisions regarding last wills and testaments with each other, the sex of the testamentor or the locality are not essential, but the type of the testament might be.”

“When the testamentor dies the testament is brought forward, and when possible opened in the presence of the seven witnesses who sealed it; i.e. unsealed, read aloud, and executed.”

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