Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Probate \Pro"bate\, a.
   Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a
   probate record.

   {Probate Court}, or {Court of Probate}, a court for the
      probate of wills.

   {Probate duty}, a government tax on property passing by will.
      [Eng.]

Source : WordNet®

probate court
     n : a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and
         the administration of estates