'Intestate' definitions:
Definition of 'intestate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will; "he died intestate"; "intestate property" [ant: testate]
Definition of 'Intestate'
From: GCIDE
- Intestate \In*tes"tate\, a. [L. intestatus; pref. in- not + testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat. See Testament.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- Airy succeeders of intestate joys. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Intestate'
From: GCIDE
- Intestate \In*tes"tate\, n. (Law) A person who dies without making a valid will. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]