n.
1.a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
2.the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements probate v.
1.put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence
2.establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents)
Idiom of the Day
fall by the wayside
to give up or fail before the end of something
The man fell by the wayside and could no longer compete in the design competition.