noun, plural yeomen. 1. a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy. 2. British. a farmer who cultivates his own land. 3. History/Historical. one of a class of lesser freeholders, below the gentry, who cultivated their own land, early admitted in England to political rights.
Ancillary Probate. An ancillary probate is a proceeding when a person dies with property in. more than one state or dies in one state with property in another. Our. office can help in all ancillary probate situations.
The Ancillary Probate Process. Probate in a second (or third) state is called âancillary probate,â and for the executor of the deceased personâs estate, it means more bother and expense. The executor will probably need to find a lawyer in the other state to handle the probate. Probate is begun first in the deceased personâs state of residence.