probate
English
Etymology
From Latin probatus, past participle of probare (“to test, examine, judge of”); see probe, prove.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊbeɪt
Noun
probate (plural probates)
- (law) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
- (law) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.
- Clipping of probate court.
- (obsolete) proof
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Skelton to this entry?)
Translations
legal process of verifying the legality of a will
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copy of a legally recognised will
probate court — see probate court
Verb
probate (third-person singular simple present probates, present participle probating, simple past and past participle probated)
- (transitive) To establish the legality of (a will).
Derived terms
Derived terms
- probate court
- probate duty
- probate judge
- probate law
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- probate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- probate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Danish
Adjective
probate
- definite and plural of probat
Latin
Verb
probāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of probō
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