precatory
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin precatorius, from Latin precari to pray.
Adjective[edit]
precatory (comparative more precatory, superlative most precatory)
- Expressing a wish.
- 1827, Sir Walter Scott, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott, "December 1827":
- December 8. . . . A precatory letter from Gillies. I must do Molière for him, I suppose; but it is wonderful that knowing the situation I am in, the poor fellow presses so hard.
- 1827, Sir Walter Scott, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott, "December 1827":
- (law) Expressing a wish but not creating any legal obligation or duty.
Synonyms[edit]
- precative
- (law) aspirational
