*probator*

a. Containing or expressing approbation; commendatory. Sheldon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. Implying, or tending to, improbation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] 1. An examiner; an approver. Maydman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (O. Eng. Law) One who, when indicted for crime, confessed it, and accused others, his accomplices, in order to obtain pardon; a state's evidence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. probatoire. ] 1. Serving for trial; probationary. Abp. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to, or serving for, proof. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Probatory term (Law), a time for taking testimony. [ 1913 Webster ]