Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-TEST'A-BLE
IN-TEST'A-BLE, a. [L. intestabilis; in and testabilis; testis, a witness; testor, to testify.]
Not capable of making a will; legally unqualified or disqualified to make a testament; as, a person unqualified for want of discretion, or disqualified by loss of reason, is intestable. Ayliffe.
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