intestable

[ in-tes-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

, Law.

1. not legally qualified to make a will, as an infant or a lunatic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intestable¹

1580–90; < Latin intestābilis disqualified from bearing witness, equivalent to in- in- ³ + testā ( rī ) to bear witness + -bilis -ble; testify