intestable

[ in-tes-tuh-buh l ]

/ ɪnˈtɛs tə bəl /

adjective Law.

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

Nearby words

interwar, interweave, interweb, interwind, interwork, intestable, intestacy, intestate, intestinal, intestinal amebiasis, intestinal anastomosis

Origin of intestable

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

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