\Ex*pect"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. expectatif.]
Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.
{Expectative grace}, a mandate given by the pope or a prince
   appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes
   vacant. --Foxe.

\Ex*pect"a*tive\, n. [F. expectative, fr. expectatif
expectant.]
Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace.
--Milman.