probate
11probate — /proh bayt/, n., adj., v., probated, probating. n. 1. Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court. 2. an officially certified copy of a will so proved. adj. 3. of or pertaining to probate or a probate court. v.t.… …
12Probate — The legal process in which a will is reviewed to determine whether it is valid and authentic. Probate also refers to the general administering of a deceased person s will or the estate of a deceased person without a will. The court appoints… …
13probate — n. 1) to grant probate 2) to prove a will at probate * * * [ prəʊb(e)ɪt] to grant probate to prove a will at probate …
14probate — {{11}}probate (n.) official proving of a will, c.1400, from L. probatum a thing proved, neuter of probatus, pp. of probare to try, test, prove (see PROVE (Cf. prove)). {{12}}probate (v.) 1792, from PROBATE (Cf. probate) (n.). Related: Probated;… …
15probate — A certificate issued by the Family Division of the High Court, on the application of executors appointed by a will, to the effect that the will is valid and that the executors are authorized to administer the deceased s estate. When there is no… …
16Probate — Recorded in a very wide range of spellings including Probart, Probert, Probertt, Probat, Probet, Probatts, Probate, Probetts and others, this is a surname of pre 7th century Olde English and later Welsh origins. It derives from a fused form of… …
17probate — pro•bate [[t]ˈproʊ beɪt[/t]] n. adj. v. bat•ed, bat•ing 1) law the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court 2) law of or pertaining to probate or a probate court 3) law to establish the authenticity or validity of (a… …
18probate — /ˈproʊbeɪt / (say prohbayt) Law –noun 1. a document issued by a probate court certifying that a will has been proved as valid, and authorising the executor named therein to administer the estate. 2. a. the official proving of a will as authentic… …
19probate — [[t]pro͟ʊbeɪt[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Probate is the act or process of officially proving a will to be valid. Probate cases can go on for two years or more …
20probate — / prəυbeɪt/ noun legal acceptance that a document, especially a will, is valid ♦ the executor was granted probate or obtained a grant of probate the executor was told officially that the will was valid …
