Commentary for Bava Batra 262:7
איתמר רב חנילאי בר אידי אמר שמואל אפילו בנו קטן המוטל בעריסה
Rab Judah said in the name of Samuel: If a [dying] man gave all his property<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As a gift. ');"><sup>12</sup></span> to his wife, in writing, he [thereby] only appointed her administratrix.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And his sons are entitled to receive their due shares in the estate. Since no father would give all his estate to his wife and leave his children penniless it is taken for granted that the testator's wish was not that all his property shall be given to his wife for her sole use, but that she shall only administer it in the interests of all the heirs. His use of the expression 'gift' is assumed to have been intended as a means of making his children dependent on her, so that she might enjoy the respect due to her. ');"><sup>13</sup></span>
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