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beɪt noun
1.
2.
an officially certified copy of a will so proved.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to probate or a probate court.
verb (used with object)
4.
to establish the authenticity or validity of (a will).
5.
Law. to put (an offender) on probation.
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probate (ˈprəʊbɪt, -beɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of officially proving the authenticity and validity of a will |
| 2. | a. the official certificate stating a will to be genuine and conferring on the executors power to administer the estate |
| b. the probate copy of a will | |
| 3. | (in the US) all matters within the jurisdiction of a probate court |
| 4. | (modifier) of, relating to, or concerned with probate: probate value; a probate court |
| —vb | |
| 5. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) (tr) to establish officially the authenticity and validity of (a will) |
| [C15: from Latin probāre to inspect] | |
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Word Origin & History
probate
"official proving of a will," 1463, from L. probatum "a thing proved," neut. of probatus, pp. of probare "to try, test, prove" (see prove). The verb is recorded from 1792.
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