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Word: Intestate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin intestatus, from in- ‘not’ + testatus ‘testified, witness’ (see testate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈtɛsteɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
not having made a will before one dies
Short Definition:not having made will before one dies
Examples:- he died intestate
Word: Intestate
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈtɛsteɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who has died without having made a will.
Short Definition:person who has died without having made will
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