intestate
in·tes·tate / inˈtestāt; -tit/ • adj. not having made a will before one dies: he died intestate | in the event of his death intestate. ∎ of or relating to a person who dies without having made a will: his brother's posthumous children are admissible as intestate heirs.• n. a person who has died without having made a will.DERIVATIVES: in·tes·ta·cy / -təsē/ n.
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