expectative (comparative more expectative, superlative most expectative)
Of or pertaining to an expectation.
(canon law) Of or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice.
expectative (plural expectatives)
(canon law) 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.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pect"a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. expectatif.]
Definition: 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.
Ex*pect"a*tive, n. Etym: [F. expectative, fr. expectatif expectant.]
Definition: Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace. Milman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 October 2024
(noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
