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intestate

American  
[in-tes-teyt, -tit] / ɪnˈtɛs teɪt, -tɪt /

adjective

  1. (of a person) not having made a will.

    to die intestate.

  2. (of things) not disposed of by will.

    Her property remains intestate.

noun

  1. a person who dies intestate.

intestate British  
/ ɪnˈtɛsteɪt, -tɪt /

adjective

    1. (of a person) not having made a will

    2. (of property) not disposed of by will

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noun

  1. a person who dies without having made a will

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Other Word Forms

  • intestacy noun

Etymology

Origin of intestate

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intestātus, equivalent to in- in- 3 + testātus testate

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