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PRECATIVE
precatory, precative
(adjective) expressing entreaty or supplication; “precatory overtures”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
precative (comparative more precative, superlative most precative)
Resembling or pertaining to an entreaty.
Noun
precative (plural precatives)
(grammar) Mode expressing a wish, a prayer.
Synonyms
• precatory
Anagrams
• preactive, recaptive
Source: Wiktionary
Pre"ca*tive, Pre"ca*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. precativus, precatorius, fr. precari to pray. See Precarious.]
Definition: Suppliant; beseeching. Bp. Hopkins. Precatory words (Law), words of recommendation, request, entreaty, wish, or expectation, employed in wills, as distinguished from express directions; -- in some cases creating a trust. Jarman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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