Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "probate" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

postprobate preprobate probate court probate duty probate judge probate law

Etymologically Related To

probe prove

Context

law legal

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

certificate certification credential credentials defer formalise formalize hold over postpone proof prorogue put off put over remit set back shelve substantiation table validate validation

Type Of (IsA)

certificate validation

Manner Of

postpone validate

Related Terms

probation probe prove

Related Terms

legal legality probation probe process proof prove verifying will

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.