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Webster 1913 Edition
Expectancy
{
Ex-pect′ance
,Ex-pect′an-cy
, }Noun.
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. Shakespeare
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.
Definition 2024
expectancy
expectancy
English
Noun
expectancy (plural expectancies)
- expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
- the state of being expected
- something expected or awaited
- Shakespeare
- The expectancy and rose of the fair state.
- Shakespeare
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something
the state of being expected, or something expected
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