EXPECTATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
expectative (comparative more expectative, superlative most expectative)
Of or pertaining to an expectation.
(canon law) Of or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice.
Noun
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
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