wills
Makes it happen
Wills is the third-person singular of will in its volitional sense—what someone desires or intends: She wills herself to stay calm.
More commonly, wills is the plural of the noun will, meaning either determination (iron wills) or legal documents directing the distribution of property after death: They updated their wills after the grandchildren were born.
Written proof or legacy
- codicilWill modification document
- executorAppointed estate manager
- probateWill validation proceedings
- testatorOne who makes bequests
beneficiary · heir · intestate · notary · witness · estate · trust · deed
Property received from ancestors
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- legacyWhat's passed down
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
birthright · gift · bestowal · donation · grant · devisee · settlor · trustee
Firmness of purpose
- volitionCapacity for choice
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- decisionSettled course of action
- choiceAct of selecting
conviction · commitment · dedication · focus · intentionality · tenacity · perseverance · fortitude
Intense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- wantTo desire something
- wishYearned-for outcome
urge · inclination · drive · motivation · compulsion · aspiration · hunger · appetite
testament
Written proof or legacy
testator · beneficiary · heir · intestate · notary · witness · estate · trust · deed · guardianship
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
patrimony · birthright · gift · bestowal · donation · grant · devisee · settlor · trustee · distribution
resolve
Firmness of purpose
- volitionCapacity for choice
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- decisionSettled course of action
choice · conviction · commitment · dedication · focus · intentionality · tenacity · perseverance · fortitude · self-discipline
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
wish · urge · inclination · drive · motivation · compulsion · aspiration · hunger · appetite · eagerness
- historical documentsDeclaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Magna Carta, Emancipation Proclamation, Federalist Papers
- historical recordsdiary, census record, annual reviews, letter, government records
- legal topicsconstitutional law, criminal code, legal procedures, administrative law, federal law
- Pro Bono Serviceslegal aid, public defender, legal clinics, legal advice, free clinics
- probateexecutor, probate court, probate, beneficiary, executors
- documentsdocument, news, email, report, letter
willssurrenders
Ceases resistance formally
yields · submits · relents · acquiesces · capitulates
will, willing, unwilling, willingly, willingness, willed, unwillingness, strong-willed, wilful