| probus | Latin (lat) | (morally) upright, honest, virtuous. Good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able. |
| probatus | Latin (lat) | |
| proba | Late Latin (LL) | |
| prove | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| proof | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| proof | English (en) | (US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (not used anymore). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid, and thus, absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.. (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a [...] |
