PROBATIONAL
Pro*ba"tion*al, a.
Defn: Probationary.
PROBATIONARY
Pro*ba"tion*a*ry a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to probation; serving for trial.
To consider this life . . . as a probationary state. Paley.
PROBATIONER
Pro*ba"tion*er, n.
1. One who is undergoing probation; one who is on trial; a novice. While yet a young probationer, And candidate of heaven. Dryden.
2. A student in divinity, who, having received certificates of good morals and qualifications from his university, is admitted to several trials by a presbytery, and, on acquitting himself well, is licensed to preach. [Scot.]
PROBATIONERSHIP
Pro*ba"tion*er*ship, n.
Defn: The state of being a probationer; novitiate. Locke.
PROBATIONSHIP
Pro*ba"tion*ship, n.