SUPPLICANTS

Noun

supplicants

plural of supplicant

Source: Wiktionary


SUPPLICANT

Sup"pli*cant, a. Etym: [L. supplicans, p.pr. See Supplicate, and cf. Suppliant.]

Definition: Entreating; asking submissively. Shak.

– Sup"pli*cant*ly, adv.

Sup"pli*cant, n.

Definition: One who supplicates; a suppliant. The wise supplicant . . . left the event to God. Rogers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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