Defn: The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.
INTESTATE In*tes"tate, a. Etym: [L. intestatus; pref. in- not + testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat. See Testament.]
1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate. Blackstone. Airy succeeders of intestate joys. Shak.
2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.
INTESTATE
In*tes"tate, n. (Law)
Defn: A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.
INTESTINAL
In*tes"ti*nal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intestinal.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments. Intestinal canal. Same as Intestine, n. — Intestinal worm (Zoöl.), any species of helminth living in the intestinal canal of any animal. The species are numerous.
INTESTINE In*tes"tine, a. Etym: [L. intestinus, fr. intus on the inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See In.]
1. Internal; inward; — opposed to external. Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers. Milton.