is nothing but the appearance of the agreement or disagreement of two ideas by the intervention of proofs, whose connection is not constant and immutable; or is not perceived to be so; but is, or appears for the most part to be so; and is enough to induce the mind to judge the proposition to be true or false, rather than the contrary. See METAPHYSICS, p. 246—265.

PROBATE of a will or testament, in law, is the exhibiting and proving of last wills and testaments before the ecclesiastical judge delegated by the bishop who is ordinary of the place where the party died.