According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
EXPECTATIVES
Noun
expectatives
plural of expectative
Source: Wiktionary
EXPECTATIVE
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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