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
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
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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