predic.
1- not having made a will before one dies无遗嘱的：
he died intestate
他未留遗嘱便撒手人寰
postpositive in the event of his death intestate.万一他未立遗嘱就死去。
1.1
- attrib. of or relating to a person who dies without having made a will未留遗嘱死亡者的：
his brother's posthumous children are admissible as intestate heirs.
他兄弟的遗孤可被承认为未留遗嘱亡者的合法继承人。
- a person who has died without having made a will未留遗嘱死亡者。
派生词
intestacy
/-təsɪ/ noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin intestatus, from in- 'not' + testatus 'testified， witness' （see TESTATE）.