'Expectant estate' definitions:
Definition of 'Expectant estate'
From: GCIDE
- Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, a. [L.expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.] Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment. [1913 Webster]
- Expectant estate (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under Expectancy. [1913 Webster]