The Collaborative International Dictionary
Precatory words
Precative \Prec"a*tive\, Precatory \Prec"a*to*ry\, a. [L.
precativus, precatorius, fr. precari to pray. See
Precarious.]
Suppliant; beseeching.
--Bp. Hopkins.
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.
--Jarman.