プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３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