intestate

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death.
2. (not-comparable) Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will.

Noun

A person who dies without making a valid will.

Opposite of

testator

Synonyms

willless

will-less

Translations

intestat

intestato

intestado

intestat

abintestat

ohne Testament

ab intestato

nicht testamentarisch geregelt

vasiyetnameye girmemiş

vasiyetsiz

vasiyetname bırakmadan ölen kimse

بلا وصيّة

vasiyetnamesiz

ohne

άνευ διαθήκης

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈtɛsteɪt/

Etymology

From Latin intestātus, from in- (“not”) + testātus (“testate”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).