Probatory \Pro"ba*to*ry\, a. [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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)