probate jurisdiction
41circuit court — noun : a court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district: as a. : an English court authorized by commission from the crown that is held in one of the seven circuits of the kingdom by a judge designated by the lord chancellor to …
42orphan's court — noun : a court existing in some states of the United States originally established to probate wills and grant letters of administration, appoint guardians for minors, and protect orphans and their property and now usually given additional probate …
43Husting — A husting, or the hustings, was originally a physical platform from which representatives presented their views or cast votes before a parliamentary or other election body. By metonymy, the term may now refer to any event, such as debates or… …
44Next friend — In common law, next friend (Law French prochein ami) is a phrase used to refer to a person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on their own behalf and who does not have a legal guardian.… …
45judge ordinary — noun (plural judges ordinary) Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin judex ordinarius 1. : a judge having jurisdiction in his own right English prelates who were sitting … not as judges ordinary but as mere delegates of the pope Frederick… …
46orphan's courts — Courts in several New England states with probate jurisdiction …
47prefect's court — noun : a court having probate jurisdiction in New Mexico …
48prerogative court — noun 1. : an ecclesiastical court formerly exercising probate jurisdiction with respect to wills and estates of decedents 2. : a court formerly appointed by the royal governor of an American colony 3. : orphans court …
49probatecourt — probate court n. A court limited to the jurisdiction of probating wills and administering estates. * * * …
50Courts of the United States — include both the United States federal courts, comprising the judicial branch of the federal government of the United States (operating under the authority of the United States Constitution and federal law) and state and territorial courts of the …
