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expectative
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expectative, a. [Cf. F. expectatif.].
Constituting an object of expectation; contingent. [1913 Webster]
expectative, n. [F. expectative, fr. expectatif expectant.].
Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace. Milman. [1913 Webster]
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