Prec·a·tive Prec·a·to·ry a. Suppliant; beseeching.
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.
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precative
adj : expressing entreaty or supplication; "precatory overtures"
[syn: precatory]