approbation

[ ap-ruh-bey-shuh n ]
/ ˌæp rəˈbeɪ ʃən /

noun

approval; commendation.
official approval or sanction.
Obsolete. conclusive proof.

Origin of approbation

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin approbātiōn- (stem of approbātiō). See approbate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM approbation

pre·ap·pro·ba·tion, noun self-ap·pro·ba·tion, noun sub·ap·pro·ba·tion, noun

Example sentences from the Web for self-approbation

British Dictionary definitions for self-approbation

approbation
/ (ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən) /

noun

commendation; praise
official recognition or approval
an obsolete word for proof

Derived forms of approbation

approbative or approbatory, adjective