Word of the Day:
expectancy
What It Means
Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
The state of being expected.
Future interest as to possession or enjoyment
Expectancy in Context
“[…] Frederic II. King of Prussia, in consequence of an expectancy granted to the house of Brandenburg, by the Emperor Leopold in 1604, took possession of East Friezland […]”
Did You Know?
From expectant + -cy or expect + -ancy.
Source and license
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