Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun probate

2 senses of probate

Sense 1
probate, probate will -- (a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate)
       => certificate, certification, credential, credentials -- (a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts)

Sense 2
probate -- (the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements)
       => validation, proof, substantiation -- (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb probate

2 senses of probate

Sense 1
probate -- (put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence)
       => postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off -- (hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam")

Sense 2
probate -- (establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents))
       => validate, formalize, formalise -- (declare or make legally valid)