Intestate

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate. Blackstone. Airy succeeders of intestate joys. Shak.

2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.