D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Intestate

· In·tes·tate · IPA /ɪnˈtɛsteɪt/
01 a. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate.
  1. 1.
    Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate.
    “Airy succeeders of intestate joys.” Shak.
  2. 2.
    Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.
02 n. A person who dies without making a valid will.
  1. 1.
    A person who dies without making a valid will.(Law)