probate duty
now historical
noun
A tax levied on the gross value of the personal property bequeathed by a person in his or her will (in Britain replaced by estate duty in the late 19th cent., by capital transfer tax in 1975, and by inheritance tax in 1986).
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in The Times.
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