intestate.
Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death.
Meaning & usage
Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death.
Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will.
Where this word comes from
From Latin intestātus, from in- (“not”) + testātus (“testate”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
A person who dies without making a valid will.
Where this word comes from
From Latin intestātus, from in- (“not”) + testātus (“testate”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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