EXPECTANCY

anticipation, expectancy

(noun) something expected (as on the basis of a norm); “each of them had their own anticipations”; “an indicator of expectancy in development”

anticipation, expectancy

(noun) an expectation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

expectancy (countable and uncountable, plural expectancies)

Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.

The state of being expected.

(obsolete) Something expected or awaited.

Synonyms

• expectingness (rare)

Source: Wiktionary

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Ex*pect"ance, Ex*pect"an*cy, n.

1. The act of expecting ; expectation. Milton.

2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope. The expectancy and rose of the fair state. Shak. Estate in expectancy (Law), one the possession of which a person is entitled to have at some future time, either as a remainder or reversion, or on the death of some one. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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