Lat. In the civil law. From an intestate; from the intestate; in case of intestacy. Hereditas ab intcstato, an inheritance derived from an intestate. Inst. 2, 9, & Successio ab intestato, succession to an intestate, or in case of intestacy. Id. 3, 2, 3; Dig. 38, 6, 1. This answers to the descent or inheritance of real estate at common law. 2 Bl. Comm. 490, 516; Story, Confl. Laws, § 480. “Helr ab intestato.” 1 Burr. 420. The phrase “abd intestaio” is generally used as the opposite or alternative of cx testamento, (from, by, or under a will.) Vel ex testamento, vel ab intestato (hereditatcs] pertinent-—inheritances are derived either from a will or from an intestate, (one who dies without a wa Inst. 2, 9, 6; Dig. 29, 4; Cod. 6, 14, 2.