intestacy

English

Etymology

intestate +‎ -acy

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɛstəsi/

Noun

intestacy (countable and uncountable, plural intestacies)

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

Antonyms

testacy

Translations

the state of being intestate

Bulgarian: липса на завещание (lipsa na zaveštanie)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 未留遺囑而死亡／未留遗嘱而死亡 (wèi liú yízhǔ ér sǐwáng)
Finnish: testamentittomuus
French: please add this translation if you can
Irish: díthiomnacht f
Manx: neuhymnaght f

References

“intestacy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
intestacy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

cystatine

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