probatory

English

Etymology

Compare French probatoire.

Adjective

probatory (comparative more probatory, superlative most probatory)

Serving for trial; probationary.
- 1653, John Bramhall, Answer to M. De la Milletiere:
  if you will not allow his Majesty's sufferings to be Sovereigns merely probatory
Relating to, or serving for, proof.
- 1638, Daniel Featley, Transubstantiation exploded:
  That [these words] are not argumentative or probatorie.

Derived terms

probatory term

References

“probatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

barotropy

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