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orphan's court

orphan's court noun: synonym of probate court.

Noun (1)

orphan's court (plural orphan's courts)

  1. (dated) Synonym of probate court.
    • The orphan's court is not a court of common law, but a court partaking of the powers of a chancery and perogative jurisdiction, instituted by law to remedy and supply the defects in the powers of the perogative court, with regard to the accountability of executors, administrators and guardians.1816, New Jersey, Supreme Court of Judicature, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of New Jersey, page 155
    Synonyms:
    probate court

Noun (2) capitalized: Orphan's court

Orphan's court (plural Orphan's courts)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of orphan's court.

Synonyms of orphan's court

Forms of orphan's court

pluralorphan's courts
alternative formorphans' court
alternative formOrphan's court
pluralOrphan's courts

Questions about orphan's court

What does orphan's court mean?
Orphan's court means synonym of probate court.
What part of speech is orphan's court?
Orphan's court is a noun.
What is the plural of orphan's court?
The plural of orphan's court is orphan's courts.

Words near orphan's court in the dictionary

  1. orphan tears
  2. orphan train
  3. orphan trains
  4. orphan work
  5. orphan works
  6. orphan's court
  7. orphan's courts
  8. orphan-crushing machine
  9. orphan-crushing machines
  10. orphanage
  11. orphanages

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