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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun probate has 2 senses
- probate(n = noun.communication) probate will - a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate; Array is a kind of certificate, certification, credential, credentials
- probate(n = noun.act) Array - the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements; Array is a kind of proof, substantiation, validation
Derived form verb probate2
Derived form verb probate2
Verb probate has 2 senses
- probate(v = verb.stative) Array - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence; Array is one way to defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table
- probate(v = verb.social) Array - establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents); Array is one way to formalise, formalize, validate
Derived forms noun probation3, noun probation2
Sample sentence:
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Derived forms noun probate2, noun probate1, adjective probative1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
probate, n. [From L. probatus, p. p. of probare to prove. See Prove.].
- Proof. Skelton. [1913 Webster]
- Official proof; especially, the proof before a competent officer or tribunal that an instrument offered, purporting to be the last will and testament of a person deceased, is indeed his lawful act; the copy of a will proved, under the seal of the Court of Probate, delivered to the executors with a certificate of its having been proved. [1913 Webster]
probate, a.
Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a probate record. [1913 Webster]
probate, v. t.
To obtain the official approval of, as of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament; as, the executor has probated the will. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
probate, n. & v.
--n.
1 the official proving of a will.
2 a verified copy of a will with a certificate as handed to the executors.
--v.tr. US establish the validity of (a will).
--n.
1 the official proving of a will.
2 a verified copy of a will with a certificate as handed to the executors.
--v.tr. US establish the validity of (a will).
Etymology
ME f. L probatum neut. past part. of probare PROVE
THESAURUS
probate
affirm, attest, attested copy, authenticate, back, back up, bear out, bequeathal, bequest, bolster, buttress, certify, circumstantiate, codicil, confirm, corroborate, devise, document, fortify, inheritance, legacy, prove, ratify, reinforce, strengthen, substantiate, support, sustain, testament, undergird, uphold, validate, verify, warrant, willROGET THESAURUS
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Security
N security, guaranty, guarantee, gage, warranty, bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, bill of sale, lien, pawn, pignoration, real security, vadium, stake, deposit, earnest, handsel, caution, promissory note, bill, bill of exchange, I, O, U, personal security, covenant, specialty, parole, acceptance, indorsement, signature, execution, stamp, seal, sponsor, cosponsor, sponsion, sponsorship, surety, bail, mainpernor, hostage, godchild, godfather, godmother, recognizance, deed of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, authentication, verification, warrant, certificate, voucher, docket, doquet, record, probate, attested copy, receipt, acquittance, quittance, discharge, release, muniment, title deed, instrument, deed, deed poll, assurance, indenture, charter, charter poll, paper, parchment, settlement, will, testament, last will and testament, codicil, bonis avibus, gone where the woodbine twineth.
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