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intestacy

/ɪnˈtɛstəsi/

intestacy noun: the state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will.

Noun

intestacy (countable and uncountable, plural intestacies)

  1. The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will.

Antonyms of intestacy

Forms of intestacy

pluralintestacies

Origin of intestacy

From intestate + -cy.

Questions about intestacy

What does intestacy mean?
Intestacy means the state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will.
What part of speech is intestacy?
Intestacy is a noun.
How do you pronounce intestacy?
Intestacy is pronounced /ɪnˈtɛstəsi/.
What is the plural of intestacy?
The plural of intestacy is intestacies.

Words near intestacy in the dictionary

  1. interzygotic
  2. intestability
  3. intestable
  4. intestableness
  5. intestacies
  6. intestacy
  7. intestate
  8. intestates
  9. intestinal
  10. intestinal crypt
  11. intestinal crypts

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