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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will;
- Example: "he died intestate"
- Example: "intestate property"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intestate \In*tes"tate\, a. [L. intestatus; pref. in- not +
   testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat.
   See Testament.]
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   1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to
      die intestate. --Blackstone.
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            Airy succeeders of intestate joys.    --Shak.
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   2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an
      intestate estate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intestate \In*tes"tate\, n. (Law)
   A person who dies without making a valid will. --Blackstone.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

intestate
    adj 1: having made no legally valid will before death or not
           disposed of by a legal will; "he died intestate";
           "intestate property" [ant: testate]