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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