expectative

[ ik-spek-tuh-tiv ]

/ ɪkˈspɛk tə tɪv /

of or relating to expectation.

characterized by expectation.

Origin of expectative

From the Medieval Latin word expectātīvus, dating back to 1480–90. See expectation, -ive

They went to Stuttgart, where the Wrtemberg Government kept up a sort of expectative neutrality.

Revolution and Counter-Revolution |Karl Marx
He is young enough to forgive, and to be forgiven, the possession and the expectative, at least for some years.

The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son |The Earl of Chesterfield
It was too slow for their eagerness and expectative grants were sought for and made in advance so as to profit by the next victim.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1 |Henry Charles Lea