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suppliant

American  
[suhp-lee-uhnt] / ˈsʌp li ənt /

noun

  1. a person who supplicates; petitioner.

adjective

  1. supplicating.

  2. expressive of supplication, as words, actions, etc.

suppliant British  
/ ˈsʌplɪənt /

adjective

  1. expressing entreaty or supplication

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noun

  1. another word for supplicant

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Other Word Forms

  • suppliance noun
  • suppliantly adverb
  • suppliantness noun
  • unsuppliant adjective

Etymology

Origin of suppliant

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, present participle of supplier < Latin supplicāre to beseech, supplicate. See -ant

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