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precatory

pre·ca·tory

UK/ˈpɹɛ.kə.tə.ɹi/ US/ˈpɹɛ.kə.tɹi/ uncommon

adjective

1.

expressing entreaty or supplication

  • “precatory overtures”
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Origin

From Late Latin precatorius, from Latin precari (“to pray”).

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