PROBATE

Definition

1. verb put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence.
2. verb establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents).
3. noun a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate. — synonyms: probate_will
4. noun the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements.