probate
pronunciation
How to pronounce probate in British English:
UK [ˈprəʊbeɪt]
How to pronounce probate in American English:
US [ˈproʊbeɪt]
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- Noun:
- a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
- the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
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- Verb:
- put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence
- establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)
Word Origin
- probate (n.)
- "official proving of a will," c. 1400, from Latin probatum "a thing proved," neuter of probatus "tried, tested, proved," past participle of probare "to try, test, prove" (see prove).
- probate (v.)
- 1560s, "to prove," from probate (n.) or from Latin probatus, past participle of probare. Specific sense of "prove the genuineness of a will" is from 1792. Related: Probated; probating.
Example
- 1. Probate judge is an old golfing buddy of mine .
- 2. The applicant should approach the probate registrar to enquire whether his office would informally administer the estate .
- 3. This is a probate sale .
- 4. Is going back into probate .
- 5. Maricopa county probate court court tightens its scrutiny of fees charged arizona republic .