Definition of Will

Will
(v.)
The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two or more objects.
  
(v.)
The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise. See the Note under Testament, 1.
  
(v.)
The choice which is made; a determination or preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition.
  
(v.)
The choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.
  
(v.)
That which is strongly wished or desired.
  
(v.)
Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose.
  
(v.)
Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine.
  
(v. i.)
To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to determine; to decree.
  
(v. i.)
To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire.
  
(n.)
To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child; also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that his nephew should have his watch.
  
(n.)
To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree.
  
(n.)
To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an act of volition; to direct; to order.
  
(adv.)
To wish; to desire; to incline to have.
  
(adv.)
As an auxiliary, will is used to denote futurity dependent on the verb. Thus, in first person, "I will" denotes willingness, consent, promise; and when "will" is emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as, I will go if you wish; I will go at all hazards. In the second and third persons, the idea of distinct volition, wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is appropriately expressed; as, "You will go," or "He will go," describes a future event as a fact only. To emphasize will denotes (according to the tone or context) certain futurity or fixed determination.
  

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Noun
1. the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
(synonym) volition
(hypernym) faculty, mental faculty, module
(hyponym) velleity
2. a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way"
(hypernym) purpose, intent, intention, aim, design
3. a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
(synonym) testament
(hypernym) legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
(hyponym) Old Testament
(part-meronym) codicil
(derivation) bequeath, leave
(classification) law, jurisprudence

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Verb
1. decree or ordain; "God wills our existence"
(hypernym) ordain
2. have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow"
(synonym) wish
(hyponym) intend, mean, think
3. determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"
(hypernym) decide, make up one's mind, determine
4. leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
(synonym) bequeath, leave
(hypernym) give, gift, present
(hyponym) devise
(verb-group) leave, leave behind
(derivation) testament

Faith will move mountains
Origin
From the Bible. Corinthians 13:2: 'And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.'

He will give the Devil his due
Origin
From Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1.

I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
Origin
From Shakespeare's Othello.

Live as if you will die tomorrow but learn as if you will live forever
Origin
Quotation from Mahatma Ghandi.

The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on
Origin
From Shakespeare's Henry VI. Part III.

Truth will out
Origin
From Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
LAUNCELOT: Nay, indeed, if you had your eyes, you might fail of
the knowing me: it is a wise father that knows his
own child. Well, old man, I will tell you news of
your son: give me your blessing: truth will come
to light; murder cannot be hid long; a man's son
may, but at the length truth will out.

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will
\will\ (?), n. [oe. wille, as. willa; akin to ofries. willa, os. willeo, willio, d. wil, g. wille, icel. vili, dan. villie, sw. vilja, goth wilja. see will, v.]
1. the power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two or more objects. it is necessary to form a distinct notion of what is meant by the word "volition" in order to understand the import of the word will, for this last word expresses the power of mind of which "volition" is the act. will is an ambiguous word, being sometimes put for the faculty of willing; sometimes for the act of that faculty, besides [having] other meanings. but "volition" always signifies the act of willing, and nothing else. appetite is the will's solicitor, and the will is appetite's controller; what we covet according to the one, by the other we often reject. the will is plainly that by which the mind chooses anything. edwards.
2. the choice which is made; a determination or preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition. the word "will," however, is not always used in this its proper acceptation, but is frequently substituted for "volition", as when i say that my hand mover in obedience to my will.
3. the choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure. thy will be done. vi. 10. our prayers should be according to the will of god.
4. strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose.
note: "inclination is another word with which will is frequently confounded. thus, when the apothecary says, in romeo and juliet, -- my poverty, but not my will, consents; put this in any liquid thing you will, and drink it off. the word will is plainly used as, synonymous with inclination; not in the strict logical sense, as the immediate antecedent of action. it is with the same latitude that the word is used in common conversation, when we speak of doing a thing which duty prescribes, against one's own will; or when we speak of doing a thing willingly or unwillingly."
5. that which is strongly wished or desired. what's your will, good friar? the mariner hath his will.
6. arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine. deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies. xxvii. 12.
7. (law) the legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise. see the note under testament, 1.
note: wills are written or nuncupative, that is, oral. see nuncupative will, under nuncupative.

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Bodd
Bodd = n. will, consent

Ca
Ca = n. a keep, a hold; a shutting on; a holding = v. he will have

Derbi
Derbi = v. will come to pass

Drygewyllys
Drygewyllys = n. ill will

Ewyll
Ewyll = n. will, action of mind

Gofeg
Gofeg = n. mind; will; affection

Gwirfodd
Gwirfodd = n. good will

Gwyllys
Gwyllys = n. the will; desire

Gwyllysu
Gwyllysu = v. to will; to desire

Gywyllysio
Gywyllysio = v. to will; to desire

Myn
Myn = n. will, desire, mind = n. a kid, a young goat, prep. by the will of, by

Mynad
Mynad = n. a volition, a will

Mynu
Mynu = v. to exercise will; to attain; to seek; to will

Will, Will Or Testament
WILL - The power of the mind which directs the actions of a man.

In criminal law it is necessary that there should be an act of the will to commit a crime, for unless the act is wilful it is no offence.

It is the consent of the will which renders human actions commendable or culpable, and where there is no win there can be no transgression.

The defect or want of will may be classed as follows: 1. Natural, as that of infancy. 2. Accidental; namely, 1st. Dementia. 2d. Casualty or chance. 3d. Ignorance. 3. Civil; namely, 1st. Civil subjection. 2d. Compulsion. 3d. Necessity. 4th. Well-grounded fear.

WILL or TESTAMENT - The legal declaration of a man's intentions of what he wills to be performed after his death.

The terms will and testament are synonymous, and they are used indifferently by common lawyers, or one for the other.

There are five essential requisites to make a good will.

The testator must be legally capable of making a will. Generally all persons who may make valid contracts can dispose of their property by will. See Parties to contracts. This act requires a power of the mind freely to dispose of property. Infants, because of their tender age, and married women, on account of the supposed influence and control of their husbands, have no capacity to make a will, with these exceptions, that infants at common law may dispose of their personal estate, the males when over fourteen years of age, and the females when over twelve; this rule in relation to infants is not uniform in the United States. Persons devoid of understanding, as idiots and lunatics, cannot make a will.

The testator at the time of making his will must have animum test-andi, or a serious intention to make such will. If a man therefore jestingly or boastingly and not seriously, writes or says that such a person shall have his goods or be his executor, this is no will.

The mind of the testator in making his will must be free, and not moved by fear, fraud or flattery. In such cases the will is void or at least voidable.

There must be a person to take, capable of taking; for to render a devise or bequest valid there must be a donee in esse, or in rerum natura, and one that shall have capacity to take the thing given, when it is to vest, or the gift shall be void.

The will must be put in proper form., Wills are either written or nuncupative.

A will in writing must be, 1. Written on paper or parchment; it may be in any language, and in any character, provided it can be read or understood. 2. It must be signed by the testator or some person authorized by him; but a sealing has been held to be a sufficient signing. And it ought to be signed by the attesting witnesses. In some states three witnesses are required, who should sign the will as such at the request and in the presence of the testator and of each other. This formality should generally be pursued, as the testator may have lands in such states which would not pass without it. 3. It must be published, that is, the testator must do some act from which it can be concluded that he intended the instrument to operate as his will. 4. To make a good will of goods and chattels there must be an executor named in it, otherwise it will be a codocil only, and the party is said to die intestate; in such a case administration must be granted.

A nuncupative will or testament, is a verbal declaration by a testator of his will before a competent number of legal witnesses.

Before the statute of frauds they were very common, but by that statute which has been substantially adopted in a number of the states, these wills were laid under many restrictions.

In New York nuncupative wills have been abolished, except made by a soldier while in actual military service, or by a mariner while at sea.

It is a rule that the last will revokes all former wills. It follows then that a man cannot by any testamentary act impose upon himself the inability of making another inconsistent with and revoking the first will.

A will voluntarily and intentionally made by a competent testator, according to the form required by law, may be avoided, 1st. By revocation and 2d. By fraud.

Among the civilians they have two other kinds of wills, namely: the mystic, which is a will enveloped in a paper and sealed, and the witnesses attest that fact, the other is the olographic; which is wholly written by the testator himself.

A document under which a will maker (testator) states his or her intentions regarding: the persons (beneficiaries) who will receive the will maker's property, the person or entity (executor) who will carry out the will maker's wishes, and, if necessary, the person (guardian) who will care for the will maker's minor children; In general, any instrument, executed with the required formalities conferring no present rights but intended to take effect on the death of the maker, which contains his intention respecting the disposition of his property.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.

Will
A written and signed statement, made by an individual, which provides for the disposition of their property when they die. - (read more on Will)
  

Will
A person's declaration of how he desires his property to be disposed ofafter his death. A will may also contain other declarations of the testator'sdesires as to what is to be done after he dies so long as it disposes of someproperty.

Will
A declaration of a person's intentions to distribute his/her estate and assets 

Will
To dream you are making your will, is significant of momentous trials and speculations.

For a wife or any one to think a will is against them, portends that they will have disputes and disorderly proceedings to combat in some event soon to transpire.

If you fail to prove a will, you are in danger of libelous slander. To lose one is unfortunate for your business.

To destroy one, warns you that you are about to be a party to treachery and deceit.
  

Bernard Edmonds
To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.
  

Carol Burnett
When you have a dream you've got to grab it and never let go.
  

will
A legal statement of a person's wishes concerning the disposal of his or her property after death

Will
Will The ensouling creative essence of abstract, eternal motion throughout the kosmos. As an eternal principle it is neither spirit nor substance but everlasting ideation. In its abstract sense, it is a hierarchy of intelligent forces emanating from the aggregate of the hosts of beings, visible and invisible, which are nature itself. The so-called laws of nature are the action and interaction of the combined consciousnesses and wills which pervade the kosmos. The will pours forth in floods of light and life from the primal Logos. These floods, following the pathways of universal circulation, come to us from the central heart of the solar system -- insofar as our solar universe is concerned. They thus descend, plane by plane and cycle by cycle, into the depths of matter, from which finally they arise again towards their primal source. In this progressive descent and ascent, will is made to manifest in keeping with each plane or state of consciousness which it enters. There is, therefore, the one fundamental kosmic will-ideation, breaking into innumerable streams of willing entities during periods of manifestation, and thus it operates in myriad ways, in every round of the endless ladder of life.
Divine or universal thought and will come into manifestation through the collective hosts of spiritual beings, the dhyani-chohans, who are the vehicles through which the unmanifested appears. "They are the Intelligent Forces that give to and enact in Nature her 'laws,' while themselves acting according to laws imposed upon them in a similar manner by still higher Powers; but they are not 'the personifications' of the powers of Nature, as erroneously thought" (SD 1:38). The natural law which preserves the balanced motion of planetary rotation was explained by Herschel's saying "that there is a will needed to impart a circular motion and another will to restrain it" (SD 1:503).
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Rhesa
will; course
  

Will
* See Free will ; Good will ; and Will to power

will
volo, nutus, animus, voluntas

will
the manifestation of reason in its practical form (see practical). The two German words, 'WillkŸr' and 'Wille' can both be translated in English as 'will'. WillkŸr refers to the faculty of choice, which for Kant is just one (empirical) function of the more fundamental faculty of practical reason (=ÊWille).

will, the
A psychological phenomenon with a force-like character which is evident in our acting or trying to act and is necessary for these types of events. <Discussion> <References> Chris Eliasmith 

Will
A legally enforceable document declaring the writer's wishes regarding the distribution of his or her assets after his or her death.

Will (v.)
dungi, dungi-

I will
excl. lu', luq

is willing to
v. suffix : qang

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