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intestate

in·tes·tate [ in té stàyt, in téstət ]

adjective

Definition:

1. leaving no legally valid will: not having made a legally valid will

2. not willed to somebody: not having been assigned to somebody in a legally valid will

noun (plural in·tes·tates)

Definition:

somebody leaving no legally valid will: somebody who has died without having made a legally valid will

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin intestatus "not having made a will" < testari "make a will" < testis "witness"]

in·tes·ta·cy [ in téstəssee ] noun

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