Category:Expectative

Ex*pect"a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. expectatif.]

Defn: 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.

expectative Ex*pect"a*tive, n. Etym: [F. expectative, fr. expectatif expectant.]

Defn: Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace. Milman.