court of probate
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Business before the court of probate, divorce and admiralty, the privy council and parliamentary committees, exhibits, though in a less degree, the same tendency to specialization.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
A court of probate has also been held at Bodmin since 1773.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
In that island there is a tribunal, called the Dealing Court, analogous to the court of probate, or orphan’s court, in this country.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
In it the criminal courts are held; there too are the offices of the court of probate and insolvency.
From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Willard W. Glazier
As to their appointment before the establishment of the court of probate see articles Will and Intestacy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
