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Probationer
Pronunciation : Pro*ba"tion*er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who is undergoing probation; one who is on trial; a novice. While yet a young probationer, And candidate of heaven. Dryden.
2. A student in divinity, who, having received certificates of good morals and qualifications from his university, is admitted to several trials by a presbytery, and, on acquitting himself well, is licensed to preach. [Scot.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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