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precatory

[prek-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication: precatory overtures.

Also, prec·a·tive

[prek-uh-tiv] .

Origin:
1630–40; < Late Latin precātōrius, equivalent to Latin precā(rī) to pray, entreat + -tōrius -tory¹

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precatory (ˈprɛkətərɪ, -trɪ)

—*adj*
	rare Also: precative of, involving, or expressing entreaty; supplicatory

[C17: from Late Latin precātōrius relating to petitions, from Latin precārī to beg, pray]

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