testamentary

[ tes-tuh-men-tuh-ree, -men-tree ]

/ ˌtɛs təˈmɛn tə ri, -ˈmɛn tri /

of, relating to, or of the nature of a testament or will.

given, bequeathed, done, or appointed by will.

set forth or contained in a will.

Sometimes tes·ta·men·tal [tes-tuh-men-tl] /ˌtɛs təˈmɛn tl/.

Origin of testamentary

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Latin word testāmentārius. See testament, -ary

non·tes·ta·men·ta·ry, adjective un·tes·ta·men·tal, adjective un·tes·ta·men·ta·ry, adjective

The very people who put it down have become, as Karl Marx used to say, its testamentary executors.

The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 |Frederick Engels
In the tenth century this render is closely connected with the exercise of testamentary power.

Domesday Book and Beyond |Frederic William Maitland
One of these is the form of testamentary instructions by means of which the plot of a song is worked up to its climax.

Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) |Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
(b) Testamentary and in regard to succession from intestates.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 |Various

Private property is to be retained, but its transmission by inheritance or testamentary disposition must be abolished.

Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6 |Various

testamentary

/ (ˌtɛstəˈmɛntərɪ) /

of or relating to a will or testament

derived from, bequeathed, or appointed by a will

contained or set forth in a will