Editing Will and testament (section)

==History==
{{see also|Legal history of wills}}
Throughout most of the world, the disposition of a dead person's estate has been a matter of social custom. According to [[Plutarch]], the written will was invented by [[Solon]].{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} Originally, it was a device intended solely for men who died without an [[heir]].

The English phrase "will and testament" is derived from a period in [[English law]] when [[Old English]] and [[Law French]] were used side by side for maximum clarity. Other such [[legal doublet]]s include "[[burglary|breaking and entering]]" and "peace and quiet".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Freedman|first1=Adam|title=The party of the first part the curious world of legalese|date=2013|publisher=Henry Holt and Company|location=New York|isbn=978-1466822573|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hPktG5yIKMYC&q=%22will%20and%20testament%22%20%22law%20french%22%20breaking&pg=PT32}}</ref>