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English → English (gcide) Definition: Expectative grace Expectative \Ex*pect"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. expectatif.] Constituting an object of expectation; contingent. [1913 Webster] Expectative grace, a mandate given by the pope or a prince appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes vacant. --Foxe. [1913 Webster]