Optative

op'ta-tiv, a. Expre ing desire or wish. — {Gran.) A mode of the verb expre ing desire. — Op'tion, -shun, n. Power of choosing; right choice; exercise of the power of choice; election preference; power of wishing; wish. (Stock change.) Liberty of selling or of buying stock a certain price, and at a given future time; time lowed to either buyer or seller for the delivery stock. — Op'tional, a. Left to one's wish; depending on choice; involving an option, or power choice. — Op'timism, -mizm, ». The doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for the best. — Op'timist, n. One who holds, etc.