intestable

[in-tes-tuh-buhl]

adjective Law.

not legally qualified to make a will, as an infant or a lunatic.

Origin:
1580–90; < Latin intestābilis disqualified from bearing witness, equivalent to in- in-³ + testā(rī) to bear witness + -bilis -ble; see testify

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Intestable is always a great word to know.

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to put an end to or suppress a nuisance; to annul a writ

a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another

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