PRECATORY

precatory (prek-[schwa]-tor-ee), adj. (Of words) requesting, recommending, or expressing a desire for action, but usu. in a nonbinding way. • An example of precatory language is “it is my wish and desire to ….” [Cases: Trusts 29; Wills 467. C.J.S. Trover and Conversion § 43; Wills §§ 855–856.]