probate

C2 Topic:Law & Government

US /ˈpɹoʊbeɪt/ UK /ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the legal process of establishing that a deceased person's will is valid

The executor applied for probate before distributing the property named in the will.
2

noun
an officially authenticated copy of a will that has been accepted as valid

The lawyer kept the probate with the other estate documents.
3

noun
a shortened name for a probate court, which deals with wills and estates

The dispute went to probate after the relatives challenged the will.
4

noun
obsolete: proof or evidence that something is true

The seal was accepted as probate of his authority.
5

verb
to establish through a legal process that a deceased person's will is valid

They asked the court to probate the will.

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Synonyms

2 noun · an officially authenticated... authenticated copy of a will

3 noun · a shortened name for a... probate court

4 noun · obsolete: proof or evidence... proof evidence

5 verb · to establish through a... prove a willvalidate a will

Word family

Forms probatedprobatesprobating

Derived forms probatesprobatedprobating

Related forms will executor estate inheritance prove

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probate court
a court dealing with wills and the administration of deceased people's estates

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Probate comes from Latin probare, “to test” or “prove,” and entered English in the late Middle Ages. Its legal sense reflects the process of proving a will’s validity.

Etymology

From Middle English probate, ultimately from Latin probatus, the past participle of probare (to test or prove).

Topics

Law & Government

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# probate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɹoʊbeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/

## Meanings
1. the legal process of establishing that a deceased person's will is valid
2. an officially authenticated copy of a will that has been accepted as valid
3. a shortened name for a probate court, which deals with wills and estates
4. obsolete: proof or evidence that something is true
5. to establish through a legal process that a deceased person's will is valid

## Examples
- The executor applied for probate before distributing the property named in the will.
- The lawyer kept the probate with the other estate documents.
- The dispute went to probate after the relatives challenged the will.
- The seal was accepted as probate of his authority.
- They asked the court to probate the will.

## Synonyms
- authenticated copy of a will
- probate court
- proof
- evidence
- prove a will
- validate a will

## Derived Forms
- probates
- probated
- probating

## Related Forms
- will
- executor
- estate
- inheritance
- prove

## Etymology
From Middle English probate, ultimately from Latin probatus, the past participle of probare (to test or prove).

## Topics
- Law & Government

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