| 1. | For a testament is of force after men are dead otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. - from The King James Bible |
| 2. | If the stamp is of an inferior price to what the testator ought to have made use of, his succession is confiscated. - from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith |
| 3. | The period appointed by the testator for the disposal of these riches occurred only a short time ago, and they have only been employed by me within the last few years. - from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Pere |
| 4. | They had formed a circle round the invalid the second notary was sitting at a table, prepared for writing, and his colleague was standing before the testator in the act of interrogating him on the subject to which we have alluded. - from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Pere |
| 5. | He forged wills, this blade did, if he didn't also put the supposed testators to sleep too. - from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |