present participle of probate

A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance

(law) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will. / (law) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will. / Clipping of probate court. / (obsolete) proof

(transitive) To establish the legality of (a will).

plural of probation

probationary

simple past tense and past participle of probate

plural of probate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of probate

An examiner; an approver. / (law, UK, obsolete) One who, when indicted for crime, confessed it and accused his accomplices in order to obtain pardon.