\Pre"a*tive\, Preatory \Pre"a*to*ry\, a. [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.