expectant estate
1Expectant estate — Expectant Ex*pect ant, a. [L.expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.] Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment. [1913 Webster] {Expectant estate} …
2Expectant — Ex*pect ant, a. [L.expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.] Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment. [1913 Webster] {Expectant estate} (Law), an …
3estate — The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real and personal property. An estate in lands, tenements, and hereditaments signifies such interest as the tenant has therein. 2 Bl.Comm. 103. The condition or… …
4estate — The degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real and personal property. An estate in lands, tenements, and hereditaments signifies such interest as the tenant has therein. 2 Bl.Comm. 103. The condition or… …
5estate in expectancy — See expectant estate …
6expectant estates — See estate in expectancy …
7expectant heir — /akspektant er/ A person who has the expectation of inheriting property or an estate, but small present means …
8expectant estates — See estate in expectancy …
9expectant heir — /akspektant er/ A person who has the expectation of inheriting property or an estate, but small present means …
10vested estate — An absolute, unconditional, and indefeasible interest. 57 Am J1st Wills § 1230. An estate which is not contingent or expectant; an estate carrying a fixed right of present or future enjoyment. 28 Am J2d Est § 6. An estate which gives a certain… …