Definition of
Probate
- (noun, communication) a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
- (noun, act) the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
- (verb, stative) put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence
- (verb, social) establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)
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Synonyms of Probate
Alternate forms of Probate
Derivations: probate, probation, probative
Hypernyms: certificate, certification, credential, credentials, defer, formalise, formalize, hold over, postpone, proof, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, substantiation, table, validate, validation
Origin of the word Probate
- "official proving of a will," 1463, from L. probatum "a thing proved," neut. of probatus, pp. of probare "to try, test, prove" (see prove). The verb is recorded from 1792. more
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