Match each of the numbered definitions with the correct term in the following list. Write the letter of your choice in the answer column.
a. Beneficiary
b. Bequest
c. Codicil
d. Decedent
e. Devise
f. Executor
g. Holographic will
h. Inter vivos
i. Intestate
j. Personal representative
k. Residuary
l. Settler
m. Testamentary capacity
n. Testamentary intent
o. Testator
1. The legal term for a deceased person. 1. __________
2. The individual who is either named in a will or appointed by a court to administer an estate. 2. __________
3. A gift of real property left in a will. 3. __________
4. A gift of personal property left in a will. 4. __________
5. The wishes of a person for the distribution of his or her property as expressed in a will. 5. __________
6. The person named in a will to administer the estate. 6. __________
7. A person who makes a will. 7. __________
8. A person who receives gifts of personal property in a will. 8. __________
9. The balance of an estate remaining after all other distributions have been made. 9. __________
10. A completely handwritten will. 10. __________
11. The requirement that a person be of legal age and sound mind to prepare a will. 11. __________
12. A document that revokes, changes, or revises a will. 12. __________
13. The state of a person who dies without a will. 13. __________
14. A trust set up while a person is still living. 14. __________
15. A person who sets up a living trust. 15. __________