1615, Ralph Hamor, A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia, Richmond 1957, p.2:
It being true that now after fiue yeeres intestine warre with the reuengefull implacable Indians, a firme peace (not againe easily to be broken) hath bin lately concluded(nb..).
1776, (w), The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, ch.1,
Yet the success of Trajan, however transient, was rapid and specious. The degenerate Parthians, broken by intestine discord, fled before his arms.
When you have alleaged all the reasons you can, and beleeved all to disavow and reject her, she produceth, contrarie to your discourses, so intestine inclination, that you have small hold against her.
Milton
Hoping here to end / Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.
Hume
an intestine struggle(..)between authority and liberty
puhekieltä Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.