1. plural of testament; written statements of a person’s beliefs or principles
2. plural of testament; legal documents stating how a person’s property should be distributed after death
Usage: legal
3. plural of testament; evidence or proof of something

Examples

• The ancient scrolls contained the testaments of early philosophers.
• The lawyer reviewed several testaments to determine the inheritance.
• Her charitable works were testaments to her generous spirit.
• Students study both testaments in their religious education class.
• The old testaments were carefully preserved in the archive.
• These ruins are testaments to the civilization’s advanced engineering.
• The family disputed the validity of the competing testaments.