ABINTEST'ATE, adjective [Latin ab and intestatus - dying without a will, from in and tester, to bear witness; W. tyst; Arm. test, witness. See Test and Testify.]
In the civil law, inheriting the estate of one dying without a will.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.