intestacy

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/ɪnˈtɛstəsi/

noun

The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will.

Opposite
testacy
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Meanings

nounintestacy (countable and uncountable, plural intestacies)

plural intestacies

  1. countableuncountablelawThe state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
testacy

Origin

From intestate + -cy.

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Translations

Bulgarian липса на завещание
  • липса на завещание (lipsa na zaveštanie)the state of being intestate
Chinese Mandarin 未留遺囑而死亡 /未留遗嘱而死亡, 無遺囑死亡 /无遗嘱死亡
  • 未留遺囑而死亡 /未留遗嘱而死亡 (wèi liú yízhǔ ér sǐwáng)the state of being intestate
  • 無遺囑死亡 /无遗嘱死亡 (wú yízhǔ sǐwáng)the state of being intestate
Finnish testamentittomuus
  • testamentittomuusthe state of being intestate
Irish díthiomnacht
  • díthiomnachtthe state of being intestate
Cite this entry
APA

intestacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intestacy

MLA

“intestacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intestacy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intestacy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intestacy.

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