postulant

[ pos-chuh-luhnt ]
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noun
  1. a candidate, especially for admission into a religious order.

  2. a person who asks or applies for something.

Origin of postulant

1
1750–60; <French <Latin postulant- (stem of postulāns), present participle of postulāre to ask for, claim, require

Other words from postulant

  • pos·tu·lant·ship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for postulant

postulant

/ (ˈpɒstjʊlənt) /


noun
  1. a person who makes a request or application, esp a candidate for admission to a religious order

Origin of postulant

1
C18: from Latin postulāns asking, from postulāre to ask, demand

Derived forms of postulant

  • postulancy or postulantship, noun

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