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in·tes·tate
/
ɪnˈtɛs
teɪt, -tɪt
/
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[
in-
tes
-teyt, -tit
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
(of a person) not having made a
will
:
to die intestate.
2.
(of things) not disposed of by will:
Her property remains intestate.
noun
3.
a person who dies intestate.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Latin
intestātus,
equivalent to
in-
in-
3
+
testātus
testate
Can be confused:
interstate
,
intestate,
intrastate
.
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intestate
(ɪnˈtɛsteɪt, -tɪt)
—
adj
1.
a. (of a person) not having made a will
b. (of property) not disposed of by will
—
n
2.
a person who dies without having made a will
[C14: from Latin
intestātus,
from
in-
1
+
testātus,
from
testārī
to bear witness, make a will, from
testis
a witness]
in'testacy
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
intestate
late 14c., from L. intestatus "having made no will," from in- "not" + testatus, pp. of testari "make a will, bear witness" (see
testament
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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