probate

Words with a similar base: probate, probate_will

'probate'

[probate.n.01] as in: a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate

'probate'

[probate.n.02] as in: the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements

'probate'

[probate.v.01] as in: put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

'probate'

[probate.v.02] as in: establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)