† intestableadj.

Etymology: < late Latin intestābilis, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + testābilis , < testārī : see intestate adj. and n. Compare French intestable (16th cent. in Godefroy Compl.).

Obsolete.

1. Legally incapable of making a will or of benefiting by a will.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [adjective] > leaving a valid will > incapable of making a will

intestable1590

1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes ii. f. 47 Albeit the testament be made before the mariage, yet she being intestable at the time of her death, by reason her husband is then liuing, the testament is voyd.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 289 After a Person has been thus excommunicated, he is rendered Infamous and Intestable both Actively and Passively.

1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. xxxii. 497 Such persons, as are intestable for want of liberty or freedom of will.

2. Disqualified from being a witness or giving evidence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adjective] > unbelievable

unlevelyOE

untrowablea1382

incredible1412

unbelievedc1425

inopinable?a1475

unbelievable1548

discredible1580

too good to be true1580

incomprehensible1604

incredulousa1616

intestablea1631

inconceivable1646

unpersuasive1651

inconceptiblea1676

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 131 He was Intestable, so, as that he could not testifie, he should not be beleeved in the behalfe of another.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 275 A Christian in profession, that is not a Christian in life, is so intestable, hee discredits Christ, and hardens others against him.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Intestable..that cannot be taken in witness, not to be believed.

Derivatives

† inˈtestableness n. Obsolete intestability (Bailey, 1727).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	intestable
释义	† intestableadj. Etymology: < late Latin intestābilis, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + testābilis , < testārī : see intestate adj. and n. Compare French intestable (16th cent. in Godefroy Compl.). Obsolete. 1. Legally incapable of making a will or of benefiting by a will. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [adjective] > leaving a valid will > incapable of making a will intestable1590 1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes ii. f. 47 Albeit the testament be made before the mariage, yet she being intestable at the time of her death, by reason her husband is then liuing, the testament is voyd. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 289 After a Person has been thus excommunicated, he is rendered Infamous and Intestable both Actively and Passively. 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. xxxii. 497 Such persons, as are intestable for want of liberty or freedom of will. 2. Disqualified from being a witness or giving evidence. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adjective] > unbelievable unlevelyOE untrowablea1382 incredible1412 unbelievedc1425 inopinable?a1475 unbelievable1548 discredible1580 too good to be true1580 incomprehensible1604 incredulousa1616 intestablea1631 inconceivable1646 unpersuasive1651 inconceptiblea1676 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) V. 131 He was Intestable, so, as that he could not testifie, he should not be beleeved in the behalfe of another. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 275 A Christian in profession, that is not a Christian in life, is so intestable, hee discredits Christ, and hardens others against him. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Intestable..that cannot be taken in witness, not to be believed. Derivatives † inˈtestableness n. Obsolete intestability (Bailey, 1727). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1590
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