expectative

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adjective

Of or pertaining to an expectation.

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Meanings

adjectiveexpectative (comparative more expectative, superlative most expectative)

comparative more expectative · superlative most expectative

  1. Of or pertaining to an expectation.
  2. canon lawOf or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice.
nounexpectative (plural expectatives)

plural expectatives

  1. canon lawThe 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. non-native speakers' EnglishAn expectation.

Origin

From expect + -ative?

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APA

expectative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expectative

MLA

“expectative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expectative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “expectative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/expectative.

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