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   Intestate (?), a. [L. intestatus; pref. in- not + testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat. See Testament.]
   
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   1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, “to die intestate”.  Blackstone.
   
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   Airy succeeders of intestate joys. Shak.
   
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   2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, “an intestate estate”.
   
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   Intestate, n. (Law) A person who dies without making a valid will.  Blackstone.
   
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