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bequestors

[/bɪˈkwɛstərz/]
nounpl: bequestors
testadores; aqueles que fazem legados
1. People who leave property, money, or other assets to others in their will; those who make bequests
The bequestors specified in their wills that their estates should go to charitable organizations.
Os testadores especificaram em seus testamentos que suas heranças deveriam ir para organizações beneficentes.
Synonyms
testatorslegatees (in some contexts)heirs at law
Antonyms
legateesbeneficiariesheirs

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
testadores
Most common term used in legal and everyday contexts
Portugal
testadores; legadores
Both terms are acceptable; 'legadores' emphasizes the act of bequeathing

Related Idioms & Phrases

last will and testament
in one's will
to bequeath to
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