Intestacy

//ɪnˈtɛstəsi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will wordnet

Etymology

From intestate + -cy.

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