expectancy (n.) Old form(s): expectancie, expectansie
expectation, hope for the future, source of hope
Ham III.i.153[Ophelia alone, of Hamlet] Th'expectancy and rose of the fair state [F; Q2 expectation]
Oth II.i.41[Third Gentleman to all] every minute is expectancy / Of more arrivance
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