Expectative
Expectative , adjective
[Compare French expectatif.]
Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.
Collocations (1)
Expectative grace , a mandate given by the pope or a prince appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes vacant. — Foxe
Expectative , noun
[French expectative, from expectatif expectant.]
Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace. — Milman