Marked by expectation. / Pregnant. / (medicine, dated) Awaiting the effects of nature, with little active treatment.

A person who expects or awaits something.

plural of expectant

(canon law) The anticipatory grant of an ecclesiastical benefice, not vacant at the moment but which will become so, regularly, on the death of its present incumbent.

Of or pertaining to an expectation. / (canon law) Of or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice.

Able to be expected or anticipated; not unusual. / Able to be expected or considered due or required (of someone), reasonable to expect (someone to do, have, etc).

In an expectable manner

Alternative form of expectancy

plural of expectance

One who expects.