SUPPLIANCE

Etymology 1

Noun

suppliance (uncountable)

supplication; entreaty

Etymology 2

Noun

suppliance (plural suppliances)

That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification; satisfaction.

Source: Wiktionary


Sup*pli"ance, n. Etym: [From Supply.]

Definition: That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification; satisfaction. [R.] The perfume and suppliance of a minute. Shak.

Sup*pli"ance, n. Etym: [See Suppliant.]

Definition: Supplication; entreaty. When Greece her knee in suppliance bent. Halleck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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