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Fee-expectant

his wife in tail, habendum to them and their heirs, they had an estate tail and a fee- expectant, Kitchin, Court Leete, p. 153. For the effect of this limitation created by instruments coming into operation after

estate in expectancy

estate in expectancy see estate

expectation damages

expectation damages see damage

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expectation interest

expectation interest see interest

life expectancy

life expectancy : the average life span of an individual

Expectant estates

Expectant estates, interests to come into possession and be enjoyed in futuro; they are of two sorts at Common

disappointing

defeating ones expectations or hopes failing to fulfill ones expectations or hopes as a disappointing result a disappointing crop yield

Messiah

The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews the Savior Christ

Possibility

Possibility, expectation, an uncertain thing which may or may not happen. It is either near, or ordinary, as where an

Future estates

Future estates, expectancies, which are, at Common Law, of two kinds: reversions and remainders. If in land, these are now referred

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