expectance

expectance
(èk-spè-ktan-s') s. f.
Néologisme. État de ce qui attend.
   Plusieurs centaines de millions de francs en billets de l'échiquier peuvent se maintenir dans la circulation à Londres, place où abondent des capitaux en expectance de placement, par conséquent en état d'offres, MOLLIEN Mém. t. III, p. 247, note..
   Expectant.

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  • Expectance — Ex*pect ance, Expectancy Ex*pect an*cy, n. 1. The act of expecting; expectation. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope. [1913 Webster] The expectancy and rose of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • expectance — index contemplation, expectation, likelihood, possibility, prospect (outlook) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Expectance — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of wonder. < N PARAG:Expectance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 expectance expectance &c.(expectation) 507 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 nine days wonder nine days wonder PARAG:Expectance >V GRP: V 1 Sgm: V 1 expect expect …   English dictionary for students

  • expectance — noun Date: 1603 expectancy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • expectance — ex·pec·tance (ĭk spĕkʹtəns) n. Expectancy. * * * …   Universalium

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