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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an expectation;
[syn: anticipation, expectancy]

2. something expected (as on the basis of a norm);
- Example: "each of them had their own anticipations"
- Example: "an indicator of expectancy in development"
[syn: anticipation, expectancy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Expectance \Ex*pect"ance\, Expectancy \Ex*pect"an*cy\, n. 1. The act of expecting; expectation. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope. [1913 Webster] The expectancy and rose of the fair state. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Estate in expectancy (Law), one the possession of which a person is entitled to have at some future time, either as a remainder or reversion, or on the death of some one. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

expectancy n 1: an expectation [syn: anticipation, expectancy] 2: something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" [syn: anticipation, expectancy]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

EXPECTANCY, estates. Having a relation to or dependence upon something future. 2. Estates are of two sorts, either in possession, sometimes called estates executed; or in expectancy, which are executory. Expectancies are, first, created by the parties, called a remainder; or by act of law, called a reversion. 3. A bargain in relation to an expectancy is, in general, considered invalid. 2 Ves. 157; Sel. Cas. in Ch. 8; 1 Bro. C. C. 10; Jer. Eq. Jur. 397.