mrithishi

How to say it

Meaning

a person who bequeaths or passes on an inheritance to another; a testator.

Good to know

Agent noun from -rithisha (to cause to inherit, to bequeath), related to mrithi (heir).

Examples

• Mrithishi aliandika wosia kabla ya kufa.The testator wrote a will before dying.
• Je, mrithishi alimtaja nani kuwa mrithi wake?Whom did the testator name as his heir?
• Hakuwa mrithishi wa mali nyingi.He was not a testator of much property.
• Mrithishi atagawa mali kwa watoto wake.The testator will divide the property among his children.