[pro.bate] n [ME probat, fr. L probatum, neut. of probatus, pp. of probare] (15c) 1 a: the action or process of proving before a competent judicial authority that a document offered for official recognition and registration as the last will and testament of a deceased person is genuine b: the judicial determination of the validity of a will
2: the officially authenticated copy of a probated will
[2]pro.bate vt pro.bat.ed ; pro.bat.ing (1570) 1: to establish (a will) by probate as genuine and valid
2: to put (a convicted offender) on probation