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ɪkˈspɛk tə tɪvex·pec·ta·tive

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  1. expectativeadjective

    Of or pertaining to an expectation

  2. expectativeadjective

    Of or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice

Wikipedia

  1. Expectative

    In the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, an expectative, or an expectative grace (from the Latin expectare, to expect or wait for), is 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.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Expectativeadjective

    constituting an object of expectation; contingent

  2. Expectativenoun

    something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace

  3. Etymology: [F. expectative, fr. expectatif expectant.]

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  1. Expectative

    In the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, an expectative, or an expectative grace, is 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.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of expectative in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of expectative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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