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Webster 1913 Edition
Intestate
In-tes′tate
,Adj.
[L.
intestatus
; pref. in-
not + testatus
, p. p. of testari
to make a will: cf. F. intestat
. See Testament
.] 1.
Without having made a valid will; without a will;
as, to die
. intestate
Blackstone.
Airy succeeders of
intestate
joys. Shakespeare
2.
Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will;
as, an
. intestate
estateIn-tes′tate
,Noun.
(Law)
A person who dies without making a valid will.
Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Intestate
INTEST'ATE
,Adj.
1.
Dying without having made a will. When a man dies intestate, his estate is committed for settlement to administrators.2.
Not devised; not disposed of by will; as an intestate estate.INTEST'ATE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
intestate
intestate
English
Adjective
intestate (not comparable)
- Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death.
- Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will.
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
without a valid will
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Noun
intestate (plural intestates)
- (law) A person who dies without making a valid will.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Blackstone to this entry?)
Translations
a person who dies without making a valid will
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References
- intestate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- intestate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛs.tat/
Adjective
intestate
- feminine singular of intestat
Noun
intestate f (plural intestates)
- feminine equivalent of intestat