expectant estate

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expectant estate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, a. [L.expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of
     expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.]
     Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the
     efforts of nature, with little active treatment.
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     Expectant estate (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under
        Expectancy.
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