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intestate (iou)



intestate adjective & noun. LME.
[Latin intestatus, formed as IN-3 + TESTATE adjective1: see -ATE2.]
A. adjective.
Not having made a will. LME.
R. Gittings Her husband had died intestate, and she..took a year to obtain administration of his estate.
Not disposed of by will; belonging to the estate of an intestate; of or pertaining to an intestate. M16.
S. Hallifax The Roman Law concerning Intestate Succession.
b. noun. A person who dies without making a will. M17.