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prospective adjective [ prəˈspɛktɪv ]

• expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future.
• "she showed a prospective buyer around the house"
Origin: late 16th century (in the sense ‘looking forward, having foresight’): from obsolete French prospectif, -ive or late Latin prospectivus, from Latin prospectus ‘view’ (see prospect).


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