testament
noun | \ ˈtes-tə-mənt \ | tes·ta·ment
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: an act by which a person determines the disposition of his or her property after death a testament of property
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: will
Note: A testament was formerly concerned specifically with personal property, as in the phrase last will and testament. Now a will covers both personal and real property and the terms will and testament are generally synonymous, but the phrase lives on.