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
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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