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Precatory

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Prec′a-tive

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Prec′a-to-ry

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Adj.
[L.
precativus
,
precatorius
, fr.
precari
to pray. See
Precarious
.]
Suppliant; beseeching.
Bp. Hopkins.
Precatory words
(Law)
,
words of recommendation, request, entreaty, wish, or expectation, employed in wills, as distinguished from express directions; – in some cases creating a trust.
Jarman.

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