Synonyms & related words for precatory

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Words related to precatory

Explore words related to precatory — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include precative, adjuratory, supplicatory, petitionary, beseeching, imploration, wish, outwish. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does precatory come from?

The word precatory breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: prec, from Latin precari (“to pray, entreat”); and -atory, from Latin atorius (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.