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expectative

adj

Etymology

From expect + -ative?

borrowed from expectāre
suffixed as expectative — “expect + ative”

Definitions

Of or pertaining to an expectation.
Of or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice.
The anticipatory grant of an ecclesiastical benefice, not vacant at the moment but which…
The anticipatory grant of an ecclesiastical benefice, not vacant at the moment but which will become so, regularly, on the death of its present incumbent.
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1. An expectation.

The neighborhood

Derived

expectative grace

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA