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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-373/
- Published: 2021-02-02T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-01T00:29:49.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14

The word for today is…

intestate (adjective, noun)

adj 1\. Having made no legal will: an intestate parent. 2\. Not disposed of by a legal will: intestate lands.  
n. One who dies without a legal will.

Source : [Online Etymology Dictionary](https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=intestate&ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : late 14th century., from Old French intestat (13th century.) and directly from Latin intestatus “having made no will,” from in- “not” + testatus, past participle of testari “make a will, bear witness” (see testament). As a noun, “one who has not made out a will,” from 1650s.

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