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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Expectative

· Ex·pect·a·tive · IPA
01 a. Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.
  1. 1.
    Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.
Phrases & compounds
Expectative grace — a mandate given by the pope or a prince appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes vacant.
02 n. Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace.
  1. 1.
    Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace.