завет — meaning in English

zavet

English meaning

precept noun A rule that guides how someone should behave.
testament noun A legal document stating how a person wants their property divided after death.

завет is used for these senses in English:

precept A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
testament (law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
testament One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.

noun A rule that guides how someone should behave.
noun (law) An official written order, especially one demanding that money be paid.
noun (UK) An instruction from one local council to another setting the level of tax to charge on its behalf.
noun The rate of tax fixed by such an order, or the tax collected under it.

noun A legal document stating how a person wants their property divided after death.
noun One of the two main sections of the Christian Bible.
noun Clear proof or evidence of something, often something admirable.