probate
noun/ˈprəʊbeɪt/
/ˈprəʊbeɪt/
[uncountable] (law)- the fact of officially proving that a will (= a legal document that says what is to happen to a person’s property when they die) is correct according to the law
- to grant probate
- to get/obtain probate
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin probatum ‘something proved’, neuter past participle of probare ‘to test, prove’.
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