intestate

Plural: intestates

Adjective

having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
- "he died intestate"
- "intestate property"

Adj

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

Noun

A person who dies without making a valid will.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin intestātus, from in- (“not”) + testātus (“testate”).

Antonyms

testate, testator

Scrabble Score: 9

intestate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
intestate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
intestate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

intestate: valid Words With Friends Word