Definition of probate

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • probate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • probate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • probate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of probate


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

    Synonyms

    1. probate will
  • establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents) (verb)
  • put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence (verb)
  • the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements (noun)

See definition of probate in Merriam Webster