expectative

[ ik-spek-tuh-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

From the Medieval Latin word expectātīvus, dating back to 1480–90. See expectation, -ive

They went to Stuttgart, where the Wrtemberg Government kept up a sort of expectative neutrality.

He is young enough to forgive, and to be forgiven, the possession and the expectative, at least for some years.

Even expectative graces, or mandates nominating a person to succeed to a benefice upon the first vacancy, were thus sold.

It was too slow for their eagerness and expectative grants were sought for and made in advance so as to profit by the next victim.

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