INTESTINE

intestine. Intestine, a. internal, inward, secret, domestic

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In‐tes″tine (?), a. [[L. intestinus, fr. intus on the inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See In.]] 1. 1. Internal; inward; — opposed to external.
Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers. Milton. 2. 2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; — applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc.
Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued. Milton. An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty. Hume. 3. 3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.
Everything labors under an intestine necessity. Cudworth. 4. 4. Shut up; inclosed. Cowper.