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Expectative
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace. Milman.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.