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intestate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ɪnˈtɛsteɪt/

Etymology

From Latin intestātus, from in- (“not”) + testātus (“testate”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death.
2. (not-comparable) Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will.

Antonyms

testate

Deriveds

abintestate

Relateds

intestacy

Translations (18)

ca intestat (without a valid will) · ca abintestat (without a valid will) · ga díthiomnach (without a valid will) · gv neuhymnagh (without a valid will) · fr intestat (without a valid will) · cmn 無遺囑 /无遗嘱 (without a valid will) · kmr bêwesiyetname (without a valid will) · uk без заповіту (without a valid will) · es intestado (without a valid will) · bg без завещание (without a valid will) · cy diewyllys (without a valid will) · es abintestato (without a valid will) · fi testamentiton (without a valid will) · kmr bêwesiyet (without a valid will) · mi wira kore (without a valid will) · de ohne Testament (without a valid will) · pl beztestamentowy (without a valid will) · cy anghymyn (without a valid will)

intestate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪnˈtɛsteɪt/

Etymology

From Latin intestātus, from in- (“not”) + testātus (“testate”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. A person who dies without making a valid will.
   • the surplusages of intestates […]after the expiration of one full year from the death of the intestate is to be distributed : one - third to the widow of the intestate, and the residue in equal proportions to his children ; or if dead to their representatives : that is , their lineal descendants 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:

Forms

Antonyms

testator

Translations (7)

cmn 無遺囑者 /无遗嘱者 (a person who dies without making a valid will) · fr intestat (a person who dies without making a valid will) · gv neuhymnagh (a person who dies without making a valid will) · mi mate wirakore (a person who dies without making a valid will) · th ผู้ตายไม่มีพินัยกรรม (a person who dies without making a valid will) · fr intestate (a person who dies without making a valid will) · ga díthiomnóir (a person who dies without making a valid will)