Defn: A state of probation.
PROBATIVE
Pro"ba*tive, a. Etym: [L. probativus: cf. F.probatif.]
Defn: Serving for trial or proof; probationary; as, probative judgments; probative evidence. South.
PROBATOR
Pro*ba"tor n. Etym: [L.]
1. An examiner; an approver. Maydman.
2. (O. Eng. Law)
Defn: One who, when indicted for crime, confessed it, and accused others, his accomplices, in order to obtain pardon; a state's evidence.
PROBATORY
Pro"ba*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. probatoire.]
1. Serving for trial; probationary. Abp. Bramhall.
2. Pertaining to, or serving for, proof. Jer. Taylor. Probatory term (Law), a time for taking testimony.