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probate definition

pro·bate (prōbāt; for n., Brit, -bit)

noun

  1. the act or process of proving before a duly authorized person that a document submitted for official certification and registration, esp. a will, is genuine
  2. the judicial certification of a will
  3. a certified copy of a probated will
  4. ☆ all matters coming under the jurisdiction of probate courts

Etymology: ME probat < L probatus, pp. of probare, to prove: see probe

adjective

having to do with probate or a probate court

transitive verb probated -·bat′ed, probating -·bat′·ing

  1. to establish officially the genuineness or validity of (a will)
  2. popularly to certify in a probate court as mentally unsound

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