Expectative \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Expectative \Ex*pect"a*tive\, n. [F. expectative, fr. expectatif expectant.]

Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace. --Milman.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)