プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ゆいごん【遺言】
a will（▼正式にはone's last will and testament）；〔口頭の〕one's last words
遺言を実行する
administer [execute] a will
彼は巨額の金を病院に贈ると遺言した
He willed a huge sum of money to the hospital.／He left a huge sum of money to the hospital in his will.
故人の遺言どおり，葬式は行われなかった
In accordance with the (express) wishes of the deceased, no funeral was held.
彼の妻への遺言は子供たちを頼むということだった
His last words to his wife were“Take good care of the children.”／On his deathbed he asked his wife to take good care of their children.
遺言執行者
an executor
遺言者
〔男〕a testator；〔女〕a testatrix [testéitriks]
遺言状
a will; one's last will and testament
弁護士に遺言状を作らせる
have a lawyer 「draw up [prepare] one's will