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Estate in expectancyExpectance Ex*pect"ance, Expectancy Ex*pect"an*cy, n.
1. The act of expecting; expectation. --Milton.
2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with
interest; the object of expectation or hope.
The expectancy and rose of the fair state. --Shak.
Estate in expectancy (Law), one the possession of which a
person is entitled to have at some future time, either as
a remainder or reversion, or on the death of some one.
--Burrill. Expect
Expect Ex*pect", n.
Expectation. [Obs.] --Shak.
Expect
Expect Ex*pect", v. t.
To wait; to stay. [Obs.] --Sandys.
Expectable
Expectable Ex*pect"a*ble, a. [L. expectabilis.]
That may be expected or looked for. --Sir T. Browne.
ExpectanceExpectance Ex*pect"ance, Expectancy Ex*pect"an*cy, n.
1. The act of expecting; expectation. --Milton.
2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with
interest; the object of expectation or hope.
The expectancy and rose of the fair state. --Shak.
Estate in expectancy (Law), one the possession of which a
person is entitled to have at some future time, either as
a remainder or reversion, or on the death of some one.
--Burrill. ExpectancyExpectance Ex*pect"ance, Expectancy Ex*pect"an*cy, n.
1. The act of expecting; expectation. --Milton.
2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with
interest; the object of expectation or hope.
The expectancy and rose of the fair state. --Shak.
Estate in expectancy (Law), one the possession of which a
person is entitled to have at some future time, either as
a remainder or reversion, or on the death of some one.
--Burrill. ExpectantExpectant Ex*pect"ant, a. [L. expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of
expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.]
Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the
efforts of nature, with little active treatment.
Expectant estate (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under
Expectancy. Expectant
Expectant Ex*pect"ant, n.
One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope
of receiving some good.
An expectant of future glory. --South.
Those who had employments, or were expectants. --Swift.
Expectant estateExpectant Ex*pect"ant, a. [L. expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of
expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.]
Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the
efforts of nature, with little active treatment.
Expectant estate (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under
Expectancy. ExpectativeExpectative Ex*pect"a*tive, a. [Cf. F. expectatif.]
Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.
Expectative grace, a mandate given by the pope or a prince
appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes
vacant. --Foxe. Expectative
Expectative Ex*pect"a*tive, n. [F. expectative, fr. expectatif
expectant.]
Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace.
--Milman.
Expectative graceExpectative Ex*pect"a*tive, a. [Cf. F. expectatif.]
Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.
Expectative grace, a mandate given by the pope or a prince
appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes
vacant. --Foxe. Expectedly
Expectedly Ex*pect"ed*ly, adv.
In conformity with expectation. [R.] --Walpole.
Expecter
Expecter Ex*pect"er, n.
One who expects.
Expectingly
Expectingly Ex*pect"ing*ly, adv.
In a state of expectation.
Expective
Expective Ex*pect"ive, a.
Expectative. [R.] --Shipley.
Expectorant
Expectorant Ex*pec"to*rant, a. [L. expectorans, p. pr. of
expectorare to drive from the breast: cf. F. expectorant.]
(Med.)
Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges
of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat. -- n. An
expectorant medicine.
ExpectorateExpectorate Ex*pec"to*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Expectorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expectorating.] [L.
expecrorare to drive from the breast; ex out + pectus,
pectiris, breast. See Pectoral.]
To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm
or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit
forth. Expectorate
Expectorate Ex*pec"to*rate, v. i.
To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and
spitting; to spit.
ExpectoratedExpectorate Ex*pec"to*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Expectorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expectorating.] [L.
expecrorare to drive from the breast; ex out + pectus,
pectiris, breast. See Pectoral.]
To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm
or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit
forth. ExpectoratingExpectorate Ex*pec"to*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Expectorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Expectorating.] [L.
expecrorare to drive from the breast; ex out + pectus,
pectiris, breast. See Pectoral.]
To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm
or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit
forth. Expectoration
Expectoration Ex*pec`to*ra"tion, n. [Cf. F. expectoration.]
1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or
lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.
2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
ExpectorativeExpectorative Ex*pec"to*ra*tive, a. & n.
Same as Expectorant. --Harvey. Inexpectable
Inexpectable In`ex*pect"a*ble, a.
Not to be expected or anticipated. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Inexpectation
Inexpectation In*ex`pec*ta"tion, n.
Absence of expectation. --Feltham.
Inexpected
Inexpected In`ex*pect"ed, a. [Pref. in- not + expected: cf. L.
inexspectatus.]
Unexpected. [Obs.]
Inexpectedly
Inexpectedly In`ex*pect"ed*ly, adv.
Unexpectedly. [Obs.]
Inexpectedness
Inexpectedness In`ex*pect"ed*ness, n.
Unexpectedness. [Obs.]
Preexpectation
Preexpectation Pre*["e]x`pec*ta"tion, n.
Previous expectation.
Unexpectation
Unexpectation Un*ex`pec*ta"tion, n.
Absence of expectation; want of foresight. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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