Precatory

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  • adjective. Relating to or expressing entreaty or supplication.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Relating to prayer; being in the form of a prayer or supplication.
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  • adjective. Expressing a wish.
  • adjective. Expressing a wish but not creating any legal obligation or duty.
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  • adjective. expressing entreaty or supplication
    • Word Usage
    "Siegfried called that wording "precatory" -- a suggestion -- and not mandatory, leaving open the possibility that the money could go out after the specified date."
    cross-reference
    precatory words  
    Equivalent
    beseeching  imploring  pleading  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    asking  aspirational  
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