What is "sperate"

Sperate \Spe"rate\, a. [L. speratus, p. p. of sperare to hope.] Hoped for, or to be hoped for. [R.]
--Bouvier.

of debts, "having some likelihood of recovery," 1550s, from Latin speratus, past participle of sperare "to hope," denominative of spes "hope," from PIE *spe-is-, from root spe- (1) "to thrive, prosper" (see speed (n.)).

a. hoped for