testatrix

[ te-stey-triks ]

/ tɛˈsteɪ trɪks /

a woman who makes a will.

a woman who has died leaving a valid will.

Origin of testatrix

1585–95; < Late Latin testātrīx; see testator, -trix

See -trix.

A holographic or olographic will is a will which is wholly written in the testator's or testatrix's own hand.

Commercial Law |Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
But the testatrix in the case at bar has left nothing to construction.

History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) |Various
The will was signed by the testatrix in the presence of two witnesses.

The Curiosities and Law of Wills |John Proffatt
I deposed to what I have already stated, but I was unable to say that I considered the testatrix had not testamentary capacity.

By the Barrow River |Edmund Leamy

The other testified that he saw the testatrix sign the instrument.

The Curiosities and Law of Wills |John Proffatt