abintestate
adjective[L. ab and intestatus - dying without a will, from in and tester, to bear witness; W. tyst; Arm. test, witness. See Jest and Testify.]
In the civil law, inheriting the estate of one dying without a will.
[L. ab and intestatus - dying without a will, from in and tester, to bear witness; W. tyst; Arm. test, witness. See Jest and Testify.]