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expectative
noun[ C ]
history specializeduk /ɪkˈspek.tə.tɪv/ us /ɪkˈspek.t̬ə.t̬ɪv/(alsoexpectative grace)
in the past, the future right to a position in the Christian church that included property and income, given by a king or queen or by the Pope:
In 1371, he was granted an expectative in Belgium.
The appointments were expectative graces that would take effect when the positions fell vacant.
Related word
expect
Obtaining an expectative was not much help in obtaining a position, because there was often competition for them.
The most effective means of appointment to the position was through an expectative.
The Pope issued so many expectative graces that many recipients obtained no advantage from them.
Some of the appointments were direct and others were expectative graces.
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