n.
Pronunciation: -t ə n(t)-s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
Date: 1600
1 a : the act, action, or state of expecting <the strange expectancy that getting on any train gives us ― John Updike> b : the state of being expected <occurs with an expectancy slightly greater than usual>
2 a : something expected <their belief led to an expectancy > b : the expected amount (as of the number of years of life) based on statistical probability <life expectancy >