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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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in·tes·ta·cy [ in téstəssee ] noun
