Precatory

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Precative \Prec"a*tive\, Precatory \Prec"a*to*ry\, a. [L.
     precativus, precatorius, fr. precari to pray. See
     {Precarious}.]
     Suppliant; beseeching. --Bp. Hopkins.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  precatory
       adj : expressing entreaty or supplication; "precatory overtures"
             [syn: {precative}]