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Definition of: probate
(prō′bāt) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a probate court.
2. Pertaining to making proof: probate proceedings.
—noun
1. Formal, legal proof, as of a will.
2. The right or jurisdiction of proving wills. Compare PROBATE COURT under COURT.
—v.t. ·bat·ed, ·bat·ing To secure probate of, as a will. [<L probatus, pp. of probare prove]
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