SUPPLIANTS

Noun

suppliants

plural of suppliant

Source: Wiktionary


SUPPLIANT

Sup"pli*ant, a. Etym: [F., p.pr. of supplier to entreat, L. supplicare. See Supplicate, and cf. Supplicant.]

1. Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating. The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. Dryden.

2. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. Milton.

Syn.

– Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring.

– Sup"pli*ant*ly, adv.

– Sup"pli*ant*ness, n.

Sup"pli*ant, n.

Definition: One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively. Hear thy suppliant's prayer. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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