Bible Dictionaries
Probationer

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) One who is undergoing probation; one who is on trial; a novice.

(2):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Probationer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/probationer.html. 1828.