: an act of approving formally or officially b : COMMENDATION, PRAISE
com·men·da·tion
: an act of commending
: something (as a formal citation) that commends 2 archaic : COMPLIMENT
praise
: to express a favorable judgment of
: COMMEND
Main Entry: 1 pro·bate
Pronunciation: 'prO-"bAt, British also -bit
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English probat, from Latin probatum, neuter of probatus, past participle
of probare
Date: 15th century
1 a : the action or process of proving before a competent judicial authority that a document offered for official recognition and registration as the last will and testament of a deceased person is genuine b : the judicial determination of the validity of a will
2 : the officially authenticated copy of a probated will