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
have the presence of mind to (do something)
to have the calmness and ability to act sensibly in a difficult situation
My aunt had the presence of mind to write a will before she passed away.