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probate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/
  • /ˈpɹəʊbɪt/ (obsolete)
  • /ˈpɹəʊbət/ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English probate, from Latin probatus, past participle of probare (“to test, examine, judge of”); see probe, prove.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
    • The probate file reveals that Stephen Tetuan, attorney for the estate and author of McBride's will, wrote to Lemieux on Auust 29, 1984, encouraging him "to serve as trustee and to retain local counsel to represent your interests as trustee." 1981 December 1, Micheline Justman, “Man Defends Erie Gay Will”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 20, page 15:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable) Clipping of probate court.
  4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Proof.
    • Macrobius that did trete Of Scipions dreme what was the treu probate a. 1529, John Skelton, Garlande of Laurell:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
probates Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

postprobate · preprobate

Translations (14)

ru утвержде́ние завеща́ния (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) · cmn 遺囑檢驗 /遗嘱检验 (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) · mi whakamanatanga wira (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) · de Testamantseröffnung (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) · cmn 經檢驗的遺囑文本 /经检验的遗嘱文本 (copy of a legally recognised will) · cmn 遺囑認證 /遗嘱认证 (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) · fi testamentin vahvistaminen (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) · bg легализиране (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) · cs potvrzení poslední vůle (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) · hu hagyatéki eljárás (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) · mi whakamananga wira (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) · de Testamentsabschrift (copy of a legally recognised will) · hu örökösödési eljárás (legal process of verifying the legality of a will) · fi vahvistettu testamentti (copy of a legally recognised will)

probate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/
  • /ˈpɹəʊbɪt/ (obsolete)
  • /ˈpɹəʊbət/ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English probate, from Latin probatus, past participle of probare (“to test, examine, judge of”); see probe, prove.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To establish the legality of (a will).

Forms

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probated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
probated Tense=Past lexicographic
probates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
probating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

probate judge · probate law · probate duty · probate court

Relateds

probe · probation · prove

Translations (5)

cmn 檢驗 /检验 (establish the legality of a will) · fi vahvistaa testamentti (establish the legality of a will) · hu bíróilag megerősít/hitelesít (establish the legality of a will) · cmn 認證 /认证 (establish the legality of a will) · cs potvrdit poslední vůli (establish the legality of a will)