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PRECATORY
precatory, precative
(adjective) expressing entreaty or supplication; “precatory overtures”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
precatory (comparative more precatory, superlative most precatory)
Expressing a wish.
(legal) Expressing a wish but not creating any legal obligation or duty.
Synonyms
• (expressing a wish): precative, supplicatory
• (legal): aspirational
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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