expectative.
Of or pertaining to an expectation.
Meaning & usage
Of or pertaining to an expectation.
Of or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice.
Where this word comes from
From expect + -ative?
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.
An expectation.
Where this word comes from
From expect + -ative?
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