EXPECT'ANT, adjective Waiting; looking for. 1. An expectant estate, is one which is suspended till the determination of a particular estate. EXPECT'ANT, noun One who expects; one who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by his belief or hope of receiving some good. Those who have the gift of offices are usually surrounded by expectants.
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