Probate Will (Noun)
Meaning
A judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The court issued a probate will after verifying the authenticity of the deceased's last testament.
- To begin distributing the estate, the executors had to apply for a probate will in the local court.
- After her mother's passing, Emily needed to obtain a probate will to settle the family business.
- In most jurisdictions, the probate will is granted after the executors provide proof of the decedent's identity and the authenticity of the will.
- Before dispensing the deceased's assets, the solicitor required the family to provide the probate will as proof of the executor's authority.