| 单词 | testamentary |
| 例句 | “He left some amounts to his sibling, to his children, to his grandchildren and through his testamentary documents, and they’re probably not happy with that … It’s really all about money,” Bryson told PEOPLE. B.B. King's Lawyer Says Daughters' Poisoning Claims 'All About Money' 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z The booming economy and accompanying robust stock market spurred charitable giving by individuals, corporations, foundations bequests and testamentary gifts to U.S. charities estimated at $410 billion in 2017. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Critics of testamentary freedom say it can also be used to coerce and control. Why do people disinherit their children? - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z But testamentary laws offer muddled and incomplete ways of bequeathing and inheriting them. Online assets: Deathless data 2012-04-19T15:09:44Z Laws of betrothal and marriage, paternal authority, tutelage, and adoption; property, contract, deposit, loan, sale, partnership, donation, and testamentary bequest,—all were elaborately promulgated by the Code of Manu in 2680 slocas. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z But, on the other hand, he remains the most dreadful example of the man who draws his own will, and thus gives rise to wasteful litigation with his testamentary incoherencies. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Her husband's testamentary arrangements had vested all real authority in her. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z She could not trust herself to say more, but, when gathering up her share of the testamentary documents preparatory to departure, another idea occurred, and she asked, "Who do the house belong to?" A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Over his luckless heir the Governor had kept constantly suspended the terrors of his testamentary dispositions. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z His testamentary dispositions had been of such a kind that the administration of his estate had practically been left in the hands of Messrs. McTavish & Brown until the coming of age of his eldest son. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z After a protracted inquiry, the Court, in accordance with the law of England that left the Ecclesiastical Courts to decide testamentary causes, referred the parties to the Consistory of the French Church. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z The conclusion, or testamentary part, occurs very frequently in ballads, e. g. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z To her, after mentioning the testamentary provisions of Mr. Carpenter, Scott says:— My dear Friend,—I am going to tell you a little secret. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z That the stream of things is now making for more moderate fortunes, and more of them, is confirmed by the testamentary statistics of the previous ten years published some time ago by the Spectator newspaper. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z Runjeet nodded his head, so the Brahmans averred; and on the strength of this dubious testamentary bequest they claimed the stone. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z "Yes, yes; but you were not a father at the time that you arranged with Hartwich his testamentary dispositions," Heim briefly interposed. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z They were aware of the quarrel between the General and his son, and that the former should die without testamentary instructions was not quite satisfactory. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z She was buried on the 9th of September preceding, in the church of Saint Michael le Belfrey; it being her testamentary wish to be interred near to her first husband. Pope: His Descent and Family Connections Facts and Conjectures 2011-06-29T02:00:22.613Z He had himself been careless of them, for we know of no testamentary direction for their preservation. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z One of these is the form of testamentary instructions by means of which the plot of a song is worked up to its climax. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z He had spoken of compulsion, such as he held by testamentary powers. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The incidents recorded in the charters characterize folkland as 601 subject to ordinary fiscal burdens and to limitations in respect of testamentary succession. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z This testamentary document had been executed many years anterior to the melancholy event which had caused so wide a breach between them. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z This was an age when the ingenious clung to a patron; the widow and the son of Ascham found the benefits of this testamentary recommendation. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Moreover, in this case any testamentary document would have been entirely superfluous. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z But to do this, and then to leave besides some testamentary memorial to the city where one has heaped up his wealth, has hitherto been the aim of the rich men of America. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z For some time past, his testamentary arrangements had been made; but there was still much to set in order. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Her diary usually served to record the changes she proposed making, and when the time was ripe for a new will, the diary was requisitioned for direction as to the testamentary document. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z His ancient testamentary and matrimonial jurisdiction was transferred to the crown by the same statutes which divested the see of Canterbury of its jurisdiction in similar matters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" In matters ecclesiastical, including those matrimonial, testamentary and other departments, which the church ever tried to bring within the operation of the canon law, there were various grades of appeal, ending with the pope. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Accordingly, in the following winter, his son, Stephen F. Austin, who undertook the enterprize in obedience to a testamentary request of his father, appeared on the Brazos with the first Anglo-American settlers. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 The city and town library is now beginning to share liberally in these testamentary benefactions. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses I've been called over here late at night, to take her dying testamentary directions, only to arrive and find her perfectly well, and laughing at me! The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z The Arches court was also the court of appeal from the consistory courts of the bishops of the province in all testamentary and matrimonial causes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" By virtue of the Land Transfer Act 1897, Part I., real estate of an owner dying after 1897 now vests for administrative purposes in his executors or administrators, notwithstanding any testamentary disposition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Lastly, to put all the elements of this affair before you, here is the testamentary letter itself, superscrived by the own hand of our departed brother.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) The poor traveler who avails himself of the testamentary four pence may easily resume his journey as far as Chatham without breaking his treasure. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. At last it occurred to me that his testamentary dispositions should be attended to, and I wrote to General Vallée, informing him of the last wishes of my husband. Olla Podrida The Arches court was also the court of appeal from the consistory courts of the bishops of the province in all testamentary and matrimonial causes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Your answer is sound, legal, and argumentative, and then the testamentary disposition is so plain that it cannot be set aside. The Lawyers, A Drama in Five Acts It has brought complicated testamentary proceedings into a system governed by one vigilant court. Old and New London Volume I Perhaps even a greater power accrued from its assumption of the cognizance of wills, and of questions respecting the testamentary disposal of property. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The Corsican was the champion and the testamentary executor of the French Revolution. German Problems and Personalities You promised to marry him conditionally upon the result of Mr. Ashurst's testamentary dispositions?' Miss Cayley's Adventures Gwen thought to herself that old Mrs. Picture's testamentary arrangements were of less importance than tranquillity, as matters stood at present. When Ghost Meets Ghost The one court in which ecclesiastical, testamentary, and maritime law was tried alternately, and which, as we have seen, is now ending its days shabbily, but usefully, is through the further archway to the left. Old and New London Volume I These are called guardians by statute, or testamentary guardians. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First They were both interred in St. Anthony's church, without pomp, pursuant to their testamentary directions. Discourses on a Sober and Temperate Life Wherein is demonstrated, by his own Example, the Method of Preserving Health to Extreme Old Age The matter lay otherwise, particularly for the Church, if, by the prevention of marriage, the prospect existed of bringing land into the possession of the Church by testamentary bequests. Woman under socialism It would have been well for her had it been so, for he died after making that very common testamentary mistake—a too ingenious will. When Ghost Meets Ghost I am really astounded that M. Chaudey does not understand this difference, he who is the testamentary executor of Proudhon! Anarchism and Socialism However, the custom is now coming in of making some testamentary memoranda before the village clerk, so that it may be legal in court. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century "Sir," says I, with emphatic dignity, for the honor of my ancestors was concerned, "that is a traditional trunk—a testamentary bequest from my grandmother—who was revolutionary in her time." Phemie Frost's Experiences These disputes disturbed even the period usually dedicated to the softer delights of matrimony, and the honeymoon was occupied by endeavours to induce her to exercise a testamentary power of appointment in his favour. Law and Laughter This, I submit, is decisive as to the iniquity of any legal limitation of testamentary power. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications Upon the death of either husband or wife one-half of the community property descends to the survivor, and the other half is subject to testamentary disposition. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV One-half of the community property goes absolutely to the wife, on the death of the husband, and cannot be diverted by his testamentary disposition. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III It has come to us like an unlooked-for testamentary windfall. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time Should testamentary freedom be too much hampered, selfishness would manifest itself in a way much more detrimental to economic interests, viz.: in the consumption of wealth, during the lifetime of its owner. Principles Of Political Economy Raleigh, who had perhaps not gone to bed all night, had just finished a testamentary paper of defence. Raleigh The testamentary rights of husband and wife are the same in regard to their separate property. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV He left a testamentary document declaring the validity of the election of Urban. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Dear Tom, I sat down this morning and put on paper my testamentary meaning. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 This ‘Court Christian’ dealt with testamentary and matrimonial cases, cases of defamation, immorality, neglect of religious duties, etc. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric To her, by testamentary injunction from Raphael, an inscription was afterward set up in the Pantheon, where Raphael himself was buried. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. A married woman can not accept a testamentary executorship without the consent of her husband. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV The blessings of his purchase in the first ages were, even as in the last, testamentary. The Ordinance of Covenanting In the first place, he had learned, with a sickening heart, that the private debts of his father considerably exceeded in amount those which had appeared in the testamentary memorandum. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 He gave an indignant denial to this charge of practices with foreigners, at any rate without the qualification expressed in the testamentary note he had composed during the night, 'unknowing to the King.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Most of his judicial action was in testamentary cases. Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents The old butler, who would bring in the sherry and biscuits after the operation, was well acquainted with all the testamentary circumstances of the occasions. Cousin Henry Slender and Anne Page vary the tame sport when the former misinterprets the young lady’s ‘What is your will?’ into an inquiry into the testamentary disposition of his property. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Whether this testamentary disposition ever passed through Doctors' Commons, I know not. Notes and Queries, Number 73, March 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Ralegh, when his wife left him, wrote his last testamentary note. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The English law of testamentary succession to personalty has become a modified form of the dispensation under which the inheritances of Roman citizens were administered. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Meantime, Congress nearing its end made testamentary provision for its heir. Union and Democracy This gentleman informed me that he was quite certain the millionaire had never made any testamentary disposition of his property, in which event Maillot would inherit the whole estate. The Paternoster Ruby "I began life as a lawyer," he said coolly, "so you needn't fear that I'll not respect the sanctity of these experiments in the testamentary art." Blacksheep! Blacksheep! Do not forget to let him know my testamentary dispositions.” The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook The limitations by which the ancient German codes hedge in the testamentary jurisprudence which has been incorporated with them are also significant, and point in the same direction. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society If, on the contrary, the testamentary dispositions of the late king were to be adhered to, the lady Mary must necessarily precede her sister, and the cause of religious reformation was lost, perhaps for ever. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth My brother was not in a condition to transact business and was incapable of securing to her any benefit by testamentary disposition even if he had wished to do so. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Did Christ recommend the establishment of a general fund by begging donations, and obtaining testamentary devises from dying men to remunerate His apostles for missionary labors? American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod At last, it occurred to me that his testamentary dispositions should be attended to, and I wrote to General Vallée, informing him of the last wishes of my husband. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook Whatever testamentary law exists, has been taken from Roman jurisprudence. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Samuel may have been a baptismal sprat set to catch a testamentary whale, but if this was so no legacy ever came my way. The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton Thus his testamentary law has broken up big estates and encouraged contented peasants in places where his name is cursed, in places where his name is almost unknown. A Short History of England But this testamentary devise of Sir Wycherly appears to be perfect, and nothing but the entail can defeat it. The Two Admirals The testamentary power of the subject is recognized over part of his personal estate, and the rest to be divided between his widow and children. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Accordingly, some of the Indian Mahometan sovereigns, without pretending to any distinct testamentary power, claim the right of nominating the son who is to succeed. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Cicero boasted that he never violated the Cincian law, but historians of his period intimate that by secret loans and testamentary gifts his practice proved to be very profitable. Ethics in Service "I wonder if Miss Farringdon will leave her her fortune," said Mrs. Bateson, who, in common with the rest of her class, was consumed with an absorbing curiosity as to all testamentary dispositions. The Farringdons In 1458 we meet with a testamentary bequest of money “to make seats called puying,” and several of our churches still retain considerable remains of the ancient open seats of the fifteenth century. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. He became, however, one of the Triumviri Capitules; and he was subsequently made one of the Centumviri, or judges who tried testamentary, and even criminal causes. A Smaller History of Rome He has complained, in a testamentary document, that his course of procedure was often misunderstood, and the complaint is probably well-founded. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Thus these monarchies are not, strictly speaking, either elective or hereditary; and though the destination of a prince may often be followed in appointing his successor, they can as little be regarded as wholly testamentary. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John He then following the analogy of testamentary legacies and legatees describes those heirs as "entering on possession of that eternal inheritance" "by the death of the Testator." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The fact of a man being subject to delusions may not affect his testamentary capacity. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Even the wildest of dreams are not quite easy to scare away, and it was this chiefly that marred his content with Mr. Polymathers's testamentary dispositions. Strangers at Lisconnel If he added Spain to his dominions by legal and pacific means, by negotiated treaty or testamentary bequest, it would be more legitimate than his former attempts at mastery. Lectures on Modern history Another evidence testamentary of the industry of the German agents came to us that very night from the driver. S.O.S. Stand to! The only mention made of tobacco by Raleigh himself occurs in a testamentary note made a little while before his execution in 1618. The Social History of Smoking Whatever Mr. Harum's testamentary intentions may be, or even whether he has made a will or not, nobody knows but himself and his attorney. David Harum A Story of American Life I speculate sometimes whether the University was aware of his testamentary dispositions before it conferred on him an honorary degree. Masques & Phases This testamentary disposition on the part of the soldier had a wonderful effect. A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar Under the Command of His Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken by Order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, By An American In The Service Of The Viceroy In the course of the autumn a simple edict of the Conservative Senate authorised him to appoint his successor in the consulate by a testamentary deed. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte The very people who put it down have become, as Karl Marx used to say, its testamentary executors. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 To Solon is first owing the admission of a power of testamentary bequest at Athens in all cases in which a man had no legitimate children. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Whatever I write is in its nature testamentary. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) This question of rights under testamentary gifts of the rich was not so important, however, as the alarming growth in our big cities of the problem of the poor. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him These follow the same rules, except that, as in '�dversary', combinations like ers are shortened and the stress goes back; and that words ending in -entary, such as 'elementary' and 'testamentary', stress the antepenultima. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Pine had never been a great speaker, and carried his reticence into his testamentary disposition. Red Money In Ohio such will must be written within ten days after the speaking of the testamentary words. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. Breuning, true to his sense of duty, not satisfied with having gained his point, endeavored, at the risk of antagonizing the master, to change the words "natural or testamentary heirs," to "legitimate heirs." Beethoven According to counsel's opinion, dated the 13th of May, 1881, Carlyle's request that the papers should be restored was "an attempted verbal testamentary disposition, which had no legal authority." The Life of Froude It came suddenly into my head that she had an idea of testamentary dispositions, that she felt she was breaking up, that I had my rights. The Inheritors But, of the monarchy of the universe, Christ never made any testamentary bequest, because that could never be done without prejudice to his mother. Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary Letters testamentary give him the power to act in settling the estate of the deceased. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. He made, by his will, that prince his testamentary heir. The Life of Hugo Grotius With Brief Minutes of the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of the Netherlands Private property is to be retained, but its transmission by inheritance or testamentary disposition must be abolished. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 The capital of my bequest, however, to devolve on his natural or testamentary heirs. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 A great evil arose from testamentary acts of enfranchisement, or equivalent promises; for the slave in question would sometimes poison his master to hasten the day of liberty. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 When a will has been duly proved and allowed, the court issues letters testamentary to the executor. The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. The presumption of the law is against validity of a testamentary paper not completed. By Advice of Counsel On or about the 22nd December, 1885, however, the testator executed a third testamentary document under which the plaintiff takes the entire property, and this is the document now propounded. Mr. Meeson's Will The guardian and curator, however, knowing the unexampled levity of the heir, had a valid pretext for raising objections to these testamentary depositions. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 Father is legal guardian of children, but cannot apprentice them or create testamentary guardianship for them without wife's consent. A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. What are letters testamentary, and letters of administration? The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. Our experience certainly shows that it's far wiser to let the law settle all doubtful questions than to try to guess what the final testamentary intention of a dead testator really was. By Advice of Counsel And if he did die, it was probable that his fate would be their fate also, and no record would remain of them or of Mr. Meeson's testamentary wishes. Mr. Meeson's Will In testamentary documents, as well as in communications, while he lived, to his minister and others, he frankly made known his character and history. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 Besides his last will, properly so called, which had been some time executed, Lord Nelson wrote and signed another paper of testamentary character immediately before he commenced the battle of Trafalgar. Notes and Queries, Number 03, November 17, 1849 Really, Mr. Sloane," I said, "if you think my purpose is to exert any pressure upon your testamentary inclinations—" "I will tear it in pieces," he cried; "I will burn it up! Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 It is impressed upon him that he is interfering by testamentary disposition in the natural course of things, that he is wilfully altering it. Germany and the Next War This house continued to be their town-mansion until the year 1852, when it passed by testamentary devise to the city of Florence. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti "She was given to changing her mind as to her testamentary dispositions, now benefiting one, now another member of her family." The Mysterious Affair at Styles Why, to see whether the portrait of their ancestor still keeps its place upon the wall, in compliance with his testamentary directions! House of the Seven Gables He had never so much as thought of making one, so far as his papers afforded any evidence; for there was no kind of hint, sketch, or memorandum, of any testamentary intention whatever. David Copperfield I have had the honour and pleasure, Sir, of being concerned against you in some little testamentary matters. The Old Curiosity Shop We learn from her testamentary statement that the period of full mourning is to be limited to twenty-seven days. Court Life in China I this instant hear of the cruel loss you have sustained, and also learn that, for want of testamentary provisions, the poor Count de Chalusse leaves you, his idolized daughter, almost without resources. The Count's Millions Well, if that is so, sir, you need do no more than take the testamentary paper you spoke of and go. The Innocence of Father Brown Have you considered my daughter's station in life, the projects I may contemplate for her advancement, the testamentary intentions I may have with reference to her? David Copperfield "A most singular testamentary disposition!" exclaimed Mr. Trumbull, preferring for once that he should be considered ignorant in the past. Middlemarch Mr. Evelyn had made no will: for not only was his death premature but, knowing the mischiefs that have arisen from disputes concerning testamentary bequests, he strongly doubted of the morality of making any. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor "He loved you devotedly, my dear, as his testamentary provisions must have shown you." The Count's Millions She was content, as Mr. Palmer before others always treated her with marked deference, and gave her no reason to apprehend any alteration in his testamentary dispositions. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 Previous to his decease, in contemplation of the nobleness of mind which would probably induce the nominal Lady Greville to renounce his succession, he framed two testamentary acts. Theresa Marchmont Or, the Maid of Honour A Tale I again resorted to the Dorking fiction,—my aged aunt breaking fast, and requiring much propitiation from a dutiful nephew with an eye to her testamentary arrangements. Birds of Prey Their future union had been projected, as the means of uniting two rich estates, and was rendered highly expedient, if not indispensable, by the testamentary dispositions of the parents on both sides. Sylph Etherege (From: "The Snow Image and Other Twice-Told Tales") "To be sure," reflected Mr. Rigg, fixing his eyes sadly on an engraving of London Bridge in the seventeenth century—a spot specially reserved for the sadder moments of probate and other testamentary work. From One Generation to Another He was styled an executor if designated by will; an administrator if there were no testamentary appointment. The American Judiciary Part of the massive walls of a handsome church still remain, as well as those of a very large convent or hospital, supposed to have been constructed in pursuance of the testamentary dispositions of Columbus. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) I entertained no doubt but that my property had been secured, and that either some testamentary directions or some papers had been left behind respecting this affair. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker Further enlargement of the natural basis of testamentary right may be effected by the judicious reader. Moral Philosophy The inroad of Roman ideas, and especially, Deneus thinks, the fervour of converts to Christianity, introduced testamentary legacies. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day His extraordinary excitement was certainly due to Deronda's presence: it was to Deronda that he was speaking, and the moment had a testamentary solemnity for him which rallied all his powers. Daniel Deronda It is termed among commentators a military codicil, because testamentary dispositions of this kind are executed by the soldier at the point of death, without the usual formalities required by the civil law. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) The testamentary dispositions of the late lord were still unknown, though the names of his executors had been announced by his family solicitor, in whose custody the will and codicils had always remained. Coningsby The executor is then furnished with a copy of the will and with "letters testamentary." Studies in Civics In the United States great testamentary freedom prevails, and the laws of inheritance belong to the province of the various States. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day These archives contain a great mass of testamentary and other documents, which probably have come into that singular depository in connection with bequests to public charities. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 It is said that on the 4th of May he wrote an informal testamentary codicil on the blank page of a little breviary, given him by Pope Alexander VI. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Thus, these monarchies are not, strictly speaking, either elective or hereditary; and though the destination of a prince may often be followed in appointing his successor, they can as little be regarded as wholly testamentary. The History of England, Volume I Solon was the first Athenian legislator who granted the power of testamentary bequests when a man had no legitimate children. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements Upon these testamentary deeds it is proper to make a few observations. Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 Barozzi, one of a series relating to the testamentary estate of Marco Polo, goes far to confirm the tradition. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 It had received the cordial approbation of that body, which had undeniable authority to control such testamentary provisions. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 Among the ancient, Castillo, the historiographer of Henry IV., mentions certain "testamentary executors," without, however, noticing in any more direct way the existence of a will. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 The laws pertaining to the succession to property, to the duties of guardians, to the rights of wards, to legacies, to bequests in trust, and to the general limitation of testamentary powers were singularly clear. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements How clear the laws pertaining to the succession to property, to the duties of guardians, to the rights of wards, to legacies, to bequests in trust, and to the general limitation of testamentary powers! The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. The French Court had granted him the privilege of making testamentary provisions, which otherwise would not have been possible to him as a foreigner on French soil. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 A holder of folk-land might express a wish, e.g. by testamentary action, for a certain disposition of it, such as an estate for life or lives for a certain individual. Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III A striking illustration of the recognition by the social will of the rights of the dead is to be found in the whole modern law of testamentary succession. A Handbook of Ethical Theory Then the scene changed to the pomp and circumstance attendant upon funerals and testamentary dispositions. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 In default of a testamentary guardian, the statute of the Twelve Tables assigns the guardianship to the nearest agnates, who are hence called statutory guardians. The Institutes of Justinian And that is one of the advantages of arranging all testamentary dispositions while we are in health. A Siren I laughed at her for what I called her "testamentary disposition," little dreaming that the words were prophetic. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 "And I yours," he faintly answered; adding, with a sad, kind smile, as he pointed to the testamentary document, "Take the will for the deed." Will Warburton Before I pledge myself to execute this commission, I wish you to know that of such testamentary disposition of your estate, I should become remotely a beneficiary. At the Mercy of Tiberius Do I not look like a hungry heir in the testamentary coat of his rich cousin the brewer? Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends The extracts given by Dies vary in some particulars from the following, because Haydn's final testamentary dispositions were made at a later date. Haydn But, then, he never saw Rupert at all, so that I take it Master R--- is out of the running altogether for testamentary honours. The Lady of the Shroud Needless to say I turned him out at once, and that testamentary deposition remained unrecorded. The Ivory Child The inquest on the body of Pedro Valdez and the confession of his confidant had revealed the facts of the fraudulent title and forged testamentary documents. Susy, a story of the Plains Is not, this a curious case of testamentary right; human greed obliterating personal identity itself? History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12 Nay withal, before these testamentary bickerings are settled, here has a new Joint-Heritage fallen: on which may rise discussions. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 06 The foregoing remarks are not intended to apply so much to vicarious action in virtue, we will say, of a settlement, or testamentary disposition that cannot be set aside. Erewhon Revisited Here, again, is a paper still more important in my eyes; it is also testamentary, and binds you to duties which may not be so easy to execute as the disposal of my property. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Old Time English But to arrive at them we must begin with the testamentary wishes of the dying and the case of those who may have happened to die intestate. Laws Decisions by archbishops in testamentary, matrimonial, and divorce matters were appealable to the Court of Chancery instead of to the pope. Our Legal Heritage By levelling fortunes, that section of the Code which regulates testamentary bequests, has produced these huge stone phalansteries, in which thirty families are often lodged, returning a rental of a hundred thousand francs a year. The Lesser Bourgeoisie Your position as the daughter of a natural son of my father-in-law might invalidate all testamentary bequests made by me in your favor— "The old rascal!" cried the post master. Ursula I took up his two testamentary documents; both were addressed in the shape of letters to myself. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Old Time English Mr. Krook and his lodger, and the fact of Mr. Krook's being "continually in liquor," and the testamentary prospects of the young man are, as usual, the staple of their conversation. Bleak House |
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