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in⋅tes⋅ta⋅cy
[in-tes-tuh-see] 
tə
–noun
| the state or fact of being intestate at death. |
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| in·tes·tate
(ĭn-těs'tāt', -tĭt) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. One who dies without a legal will. [Middle English, from Old French intestat, from Latin intestātus : in-, not; see in-1 + testātus, testate, from past participle of testārī, to make a will; see testament.] in·tes'ta·cy (-tə-sē) n. |
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| intestacy | |
noun | |
| the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will |
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Intestacy
In*tes"ta*cy\, n. [From Intestate.] The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will. --Blackstone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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