com probation

[Lat. comprobatio, from comprobo.] 1. Proof, confirmation, attestation. 2. United approbation, a ent, consent. "Melville succeeded in effecting a compromise ."- Ma- caulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. xvi. The compromise of Breda or of Flanders : Hist.: A petition sent forth at a meeting of Flem- designed to deprecate the cruelty of the Spaniards, ish nobles held at Breda in January, 1556. It was then in conflict with their revolted provinces in the Netherlands. It was presented to the Regent Margaret, sister of Philip II., but she rejected its prayer. căm-prom-işe, v . t . & i . [COMPROMISE, 8.] A. Transitive : *1. To bind by a mutual agreement or compact. 2. To adjust or settle a difference by mutual con- ce ions. "With much difficulty, the dispute was compromised." Macaulay: Hist. Eng . , ch. xviii. to commit to or involve in any hazard; to place 3. To place in a position of difficulty or danger; er; one's life, honor, or reputation in a position of jeopardy. "When Laban and himself were compromised , That all the eanlings which were streak'd and pied Should fall as Jacob's hire." Shakesp.: Mer. of Ven ., i. 3. com-prom-işed, pa . par . ora. [COMPROMISE, v .] of the verb. A. As pa . par .: In senses corresponding to those B. As adjective : 1. Settled or arranged by mutual conce ions. 2. Committed to or implicated in any hazard or enterprise; placed in a position of danger, as re- gards life, honor, or reputation. com'-prom-i-şer, s. [Eng. comp rom is(e); -er.] One who compromises or enters into a compromise, com-prom-i-şińg, pr . par . , a. & s. [COMPROM- ISE, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip . adj .. (See the IMG:content-0438.png:[blocks in formation] B. As subst.: A bishop belonging to the same province, or under the same archiepiscopal jurisdiction. "At the consecration of an archbishop, all his com Parergon . provincials ought to give their attendance." -Auliffe :