probate

noun

the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements

a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate

verb

establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)

put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence

Roots

proboprob- · Latin · prove, test

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