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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
intestate
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Coparcenary existed if a person died intestate leaving two or more females as his heirs.
▪ He died intestate and administration of his estate was granted to his son John, 23 December 1651 in London.
▪ He has mentioned his intestate heir, and this is sufficient to allow him to claim a trust exists in his favour.
▪ Hepplewhite had died intestate at Redcross Street by 27 June 1786, when administration was granted to his widow, Alice.
▪ His intention, quite clearly, must be that on her death she should be succeeded by her intestate heir.
▪ If a person died intestate the court had power to grant letters of administration of his estate to executors.
▪ Partner Richardson died intestate, leaving no directions for conveying his estate and interests in the mines.
▪ The last case concerned an implied trust at the expense of the intestate heir.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Intestate

Intestate \In*tes"tate\, n. (Law) A person who dies without making a valid will.
--Blackstone.

Intestate

Intestate \In*tes"tate\, a. [L. intestatus; pref. in- not + testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat. See Testament.]

  1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate.
    --Blackstone.

    Airy succeeders of intestate joys.
    --Shak.

  2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
intestate

late 14c., from Old French intestat (13c.) and directly from Latin intestatus "having made no will," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + testatus, past participle of testari "make a will, bear witness" (see testament). As a noun, "one who has not made out a will," from 1650s.

Wiktionary
intestate

a. 1 Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death. 2 Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will. n. (context legal English) A person who dies without making a valid will.

WordNet
intestate

adj. having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will; "he died intestate"; "intestate property" [ant: testate]

Usage examples of "intestate".

He was presumed to have died intestate, and his fortune was divided, three-quarters of it going to his brother Auguste, the remaining quarter to his sister, Mme.

He is said to be the town clerk, a justice of the peace, mayor of the city of New Haven, an office held at the will of the legislature, chief judge of the court of common pleas for New Haven county, a court of high criminal and civil jurisdiction wherein most causes are decided without the right of appeal or review, and sole judge of the court of probates, wherein he singly decides all questions of wills, settlement of estates, testate and intestate, appoints guardians, settles their accounts, and in fact has under his jurisdiction and care all the property real and personal of persons dying.

Grantham died intestate and his whole fortune together with the family jewels, came to me and my son.

If they say it was intestate, if somebody did knock me off about now, I guess her claim would be honored, if she'd dirty her paws reaching for my money.

There will be no nonsense about probate courts and dying intestate and a minor.