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probate

/ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/
/ˈpɹəʊbɪt/ obsolete
/ˈpɹəʊbət/ obsolete

Rhymes with -əʊbeɪt

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

noun probates

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."
countable, uncountable A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.
abbreviation, clipping, countable, uncountable Clipping of probate court
countable, obsolete, uncountable Proof. Macrobius that did trete Of Scipions dreme what was the treu probate

verb probates · probating · probated

transitive To establish the legality of (a will).

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Closest in meaning: probate will, inheritance, accreditation, certification, authentication, approval, succession, licence, certifying, estates, validation, confirmation, attestation, verification, endorsement, sanction

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noun legal process of verifying the legality of a will

中文	遺囑檢驗 /遗嘱检验 yízhǔ jiǎnyàn, 遺囑認證 /遗嘱认证 yízhǔ rènzhèng
Deutsch	Testamantseröffnung
Русский	утвержде́ние завеща́ния utverždénije zaveščánija

noun copy of a legally recognised will

中文	經檢驗的遺囑文本 /经检验的遗嘱文本 jīng jiǎnyàn de yízhǔ wénběn
Deutsch	Testamentsabschrift

verb establish the legality of a will

中文	檢驗 /检验 jiǎnyàn, 認證 /认证 rènzhèng

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@misc{probate_2026,
  title = {probate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/probate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}