Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)probate, probate willa judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate (n)probatethe act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements Verbs
(v)probateput a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence (v)probateestablish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)