Approbation

Ap·pro·ba·tion

Approbation

n.
  1. Proof; attestation. [Obs.]
  2. The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval; sanction; commendation.
    Many . . . joined in a loud hum of approbation.
    The silent approbation of one's own breast.
    — Melmoth.
    Animals . . . love approbation or praise.
  3. Probation or novitiate. [Obs.]
    This day my sister should the cloister enter, And there receive her approbation.