Expectant
Expectant , adjective
[Latin expectans, exspectans, present participle of expectare, exspectare: compare French expectant.]
(Medicine) Waiting in expectation; looking for
(Medicine) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment.
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Expectant estate (Law) , an estate in expectancy. See under Expectancy.
Expectant , noun
One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.
An expectant of future glory.
Those who had employments, or were expectants.