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Expectance \Ex*pect"ance\, Expectancy \Ex*pect"an*cy\, n.
1. The act of expecting; expectation. --Milton.
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2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with
interest; the object of expectation or hope.
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The expectancy and rose of the fair state. --Shak.
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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.
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