expectative
expectative · expectatives
The anticipatory grant of an ecclesiastical benefice, not vacant at the moment but…The anticipatory grant of an ecclesiastical benefice, not vacant at the moment but which will become so, regularly, on the death of its present incumbent.
Meaning
2 sensesThe anticipatory grant of an ecclesiastical benefice, not vacant at the moment but which will become so, regularly, on the death of its present incumbent.
An expectation.
Origin
From expect + -ative?From expect + -ative?
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Forms
plural: expectatives| Singular | expectative |
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