Probate
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Originally, relating to proof; afterwards, relating to the proof of wills. In American law, now a general name or term used to include all matters of which probate courts have jurisdiction.
Johnson v. Harrison, 47 Minn. 575, 50 N. W. 923, 28 Am. St. Rep. 382.