precatory
adjUK /ˈpɹɛ.kə.tə.ɹi/ · US /ˈpɹɛ.kəˌtɔ.ɹi/
Etymology From Late Latin precatorius, from Latin precari (“to pray”).
1
Expressing a wish.
- December 8. . . . A precatory letter from Gillies. I must do Molière for him, I suppose; but it is wonderful that knowing the situation I am in, the poor fellow presses so hard.1827 December, Sir Walter Scott, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott:
2
Law Expressing a wish but not creating any legal obligation or duty.
- precatory words in a will
- Synonyms
- precative, supplicatory, aspirational
- Derived terms
- precatorily