intestacy C2 Topic:Law & Government US /ɪnˈtɛstəsi/ UK /ɪnˈtɛstəsi/ See IPA manual Freq #543327 Meanings 1 noun the legal condition of dying without a valid will, or of having property not disposed of by a valid will Because she died without a valid will, her estate was distributed under the rules of intestacy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the legal condition of... intestate succession ↔ Opposites testacy Word family Related forms intestatetestacyprobatesuccession Etymology Formed from intestate + -cy. Intestate comes from Latin intestatus ("without a will"), from in- ("not") + testatus ("having made a will"), ultimately related to testis ("witness"). Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # intestacy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɛstəsi/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtɛstəsi/ **Frequency rank:** 543327 ## Meanings 1. the legal condition of dying without a valid will, or of having property not disposed of by a valid will ## Examples - Because she died without a valid will, her estate was distributed under the rules of intestacy. ## Synonyms - intestate succession ## Antonyms - testacy ## Related Forms - intestate - testacy - probate - succession ## Etymology Formed from intestate + -cy. Intestate comes from Latin intestatus ("without a will"), from in- ("not") + testatus ("having made a will"), ultimately related to testis ("witness"). ## Topics - Law & Government markdown