Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Probatory
Pro′ba·to·ry (prō′bȧ·tō·ry̆), 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.