expectancy

Noun

countable uncountable obsolete

Japanese Meaning

期待、予期 / 期待される状態 / （古い用法）待望されるもの、または期待されるもの

The team's expectancy of victory grew after the star player returned from injury.

主力選手が復帰した後、チームの勝利への期待が高まった。

Sense（1）

Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.

[…] the Dukes dissembled their feares, and dissolued their forces, and remained in expectancie what would ensue.

Sense（2）

The state of being expected.

Sense（3）

(obsolete) Something expected or awaited.

O, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown!

The courtier’s, scholar’s, soldier’s, eye, tongue, sword,

Th’ expectancy and rose of the fair state […]

expectancies

（ plural ）