Category:Precative

Pre"ca*tive, pre"ca*to*ry, a. Etym: [l. precativus, precatorius, fr. Precari to pray. See precarious.]

Defn: suppliant; beseeching. Bp. Hopkins. Precatory words (law), Words of recommendation, request, entreaty, wish, or expectation, Employed in wills, as distinguished from express directions; -- in Some cases creating a trust. Jarman.