intestate

Definition of Intestate in English :

1. intestate

having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will

Example Sentences:
'he died intestate'
'intestate property'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Intestate

adjective

1.

a.

(of a person) not having made a will

b.

(of property) not disposed of by will

noun

2.

a person who dies without having made a will

adjective

1.

having made no will

2.

not disposed of by a will

noun

3.

a person who has died intestate

adj.

1. Having made no legal will: an intestate parent.

2. Not disposed of by a legal will: intestate lands.

n.

One who dies without a legal will.