Definition of REGISTER FOR THE PROBATE OF WILLS • Law Dictionary • TheLaw.com

An officer in Pennsylvania, who has generally the same powers that judges of probates and surrogates have in other states, and the ordinary has in England, in admitting the wills of deceased persons to probate.

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