About The Word Expectative
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Expectative
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What's The Definition Of Expectative?Synonyms | Synonyms for Expectative: Related Terms | Find terms related to Expectative: See Also | Expectative In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*pect"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. expectatif.]
Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.
{Expectative grace}, a mandate given by the pope or a prince
appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes
vacant. --Foxe.
\Ex*pect"a*tive\, n. [F. expectative, fr. expectatif expectant.] Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace. --Milman. |
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