intestate

/ɪnˈtɛsteɪt/ · noun

Meaning

A person who dies without making a valid will.
Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death.
Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

will-less(English)heirless(English)unheired(English)unlegacied(English)urnless(English)unendowed(English)unlived(English)incomeless(English)testate(English)intestacy(English)testator(English)intra(English)

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Sources

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