Meanings
orphan's court1
plural orphan's courts · alternative orphans' court · alternative Orphan's court
- datedlawSynonym 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 155Synonyms: probate court
Orphan's court2
plural Orphan's courts
- Alternative letter-case form of orphan's court.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of probate court.
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orphan's court. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orphan's%20court
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