Pro-bā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. probatio, from probare, to try, examine, prove; Fr. probation, Pr. probatio, provaço, Sp. probacion, It. probazione, provazione, proeazione.]
Sense 1. The act of proving; proof. [Obs.]
When by miracle God dispensed great gifts to the laity, ... he gave probation that he intended that all should prophecy and preach. Bp. Taylor.
Sense 2. Any proceeding designed to ascertain truth, to determine character, qualification, or the like; examination, trial; hence, specifically, (a.) The examination of a student for a degree. (b.) The year of novitiate which a person must pass in a convent, to prove his virtue and his ability to bear the severities of the rule. (c.) The state of man in the present life, in which he has the opportunity of proving his character, and being qualified for a happier state; moral trial.
Probation will end with the present life. Nelson.