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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