precatory

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

precatory
    adj 1: expressing entreaty or supplication; "precatory
           overtures" [syn: {precatory}, {precative}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]