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probatory

probatory adjective: serving for trial; probationary.

Adjective

probatory (comparative more probatory, superlative most probatory)

  1. Serving for trial; probationary.
    • if you will not allow his Majesty's sufferings to be Sovereigns merely probatory1653, John Bramhall, Answer to M. De la Milletiere
  2. Relating to, or serving for, proof.
    • That [these words] are not argumentative or probatorie.1638, Daniel Featley, Transubstantiation exploded

Forms of probatory

comparativemore probatory
superlativemost probatory

Origin of probatory

Compare French probatoire.

Words formed from probatory

  • probatory term

Questions about probatory

What does probatory mean?
Probatory means serving for trial; probationary.
What part of speech is probatory?
Probatory is an adjective.

Words near probatory in the dictionary

  1. probative
  2. probatively
  3. probativeness
  4. probator
  5. probators
  6. probatory
  7. probe
  8. probe-and-drogue
  9. probe-scissors
  10. probeable
  11. probed

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