probate

Probate has 2 syllables: pro · bate.

noun. A judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate.

verb. Establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents).

verb. Put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence.

noun. The act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements.