Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Probate \Pro"bate\, a.
Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a
probate record.
[1913 Webster]
Probate Court, or Court of Probate, a court for the
probate of wills.
Probate duty, a government tax on property passing by will.
[Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
probate court
n 1: a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and
the administration of estates