Definition of "probate"

probate

/ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural probates
1. (law) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
2. (law) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.
3. Clipping of probate court.
4. (obsolete) Proof.
  Quotations
  Macrobius that did trete Of Scipions dreme what was the treu probate
  a. 1529, John Skelton, Garlande of Laurell
verb
third-person singular simple present probates, present participle probating, simple past and past participle probated
1. (transitive) To establish the legality of (a will).