Word: expectatives
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
xpec
ta
tives
Definition: Plural of expectative. 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: expect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To wait for; to await.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex
Language: la
Decoded: ex
Meaning: out
Affix: spectō
Language: la
Decoded: specto
Meaning: look at
Affix: -ative
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of, related to, or associated with the thing specified
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.