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expectative grace

noun

Definition of expectative grace

: a grant of a benefice not yet vacant

History and Etymology for expectative grace

alteration of Middle English (Scots) grace expectative, partial translation of Medieval Latin gratia expectativa, from Latin gratia grace + Medieval Latin expectativa (feminine of expectativus)

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