supplicant

[ suhp-li-kuhnt ]

adjective

1. supplicating.

noun

1. a suppliant.

supplicant

/ ˈsʌplɪkənt /

noun

1. a person who supplicates

adjective

1. entreating humbly; supplicating

Word History and Origins

Origin of supplicant¹

1590–1600; < Latin supplicant- (stem of supplicāns ), present participle of supplicāre to supplicate; -ant; doublet of suppliant

Word History and Origins

Origin of supplicant¹

C16: from Latin supplicāns beseeching; see supple