expectative

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Synonyms: expectation, execrative, expective, expectorative

Antonyms: expectation, execrative, expective, expectorative

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Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to an [[expectation]].
2. {{lb|en|canon law}} Of or pertaining to the [[reversion]] of a [[benefice]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|canon law}} 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]].
2. {{lb|en|NNSE}} An [[expectation]].

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