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• A female
  Female
  
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   testator is sometimes referred to as a testatrix, particularly in older cases.
• The adjectival
  Adjective
  
  In grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntax role is to grammatical modifier a noun or pronoun, giving more information about the noun or pronoun's definition....
   form of the word is testamentary, as in:

1. Testamentary capacity
   Testamentary capacity
   
   In the common law tradition, testamentary capacity is the law term of art used to describe a person's legal and mental ability to make a valid will ....
   , or mental capacity or ability to execute a will and
2. Testamentary disposition
   Testamentary disposition
   
   A testamentary disposition is any gift of any property by a testator under the terms of a Will ....
   , or gift made in a will (see that article for types).

• A will
  Will (law)
  
  In common law, a will or testament is a document by which a person regulates the rights of others over his or her property or family after death....
   is also known as a Last will and testament.
• Testacy means the status
  Status
  
  Status is a state, condition or situation. In common usage it may refer to:*Social status*Economic status*HIV status*Status *Status quo*Status symbol...
   of being testate, that is, having executed a will. The property of such a person goes through the probate
  Probate
  
  Probate is the legal process of administering the estate of a deceased person by resolving all claims and distributing the deceased person's property under the valid will....
   process.
• Intestacy means the status of not having made a will, or to have died without a valid will. The estate of a person who dies intestate, undergoes administration
  Administration of an estate on death
  
  In English law, Administration of an estate on death arises if the deceased is legally intestate. In United States law, the term Estate Administration is used....
  , rather than probate.
• The Attestation clause
  Attestation clause
  
  In the statute law of will s and Trust laws in the United States, an attestation clause is a clause that is typically appended to a will, often just below the place of the testator's signature....
   of a will is where the witnesses to a will attest to certain facts concerning the making of the will by the testator, and where they sign their names as witnesses.