adjective

• 1 formal Relating to or expressing a wish or request.

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  • ‘Finally, what is the incentive of accountants to follow the precatory guidance of the organisation?’

  1. 1.1Law (in a will) expressing a wish or request of the testator but not necessarily binding.
     ‘a trust can be left in precatory words’
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     • ‘It is not clear whether this provision was mandatory or precatory in nature.’