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expectancy

mastery

UK /ɪkˈspɛkt(ə)nsi/ US /ɪkˈspɛktənsi/noun

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Which meaning of 'expectancy' best matches its use in the sentence?

O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown! / The courtier's, scholar's, soldier's, eye, tongue, sword, / Th' expectancy and rose of the fair state …