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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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