Intestine

a. [Lat. intestinus, from intus, on the inside, within; It. & Sp. intestino, Fr. intestin.] 1. Internal; inward; — opposed to external; as, an intestine disease. Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers. Milton. 2. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective. Every thing labors under an intestine necessity. Cudworth. 3. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic, not foreign; as, intestine feuds; intestine war; intestine enemies; — applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine broils, trouble, disorders, calamities, war, &c. Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued. Milton.