entreaty

[en-tree-tee]

noun

plural

entreaties 

1. earnest request or petition; supplication.

   Synonyms: solicitation, plea, suit, appeal

entreaty

/ ɪnˈtriːtɪ /

noun

1. an earnest request or petition; supplication; plea

Word History and Origins

Origin of entreaty¹

First recorded in 1515–25; entreat + -y ³

Example Sentences

Despite massive pressure from the White House, including personal visits from Vice President JD Vance, Indiana Republicans are resisting their entreaties to draw new districts.

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He remained in Royal Lodge on the Windsor Estate, despite entreaties by Charles that he move to somewhere less lavish.

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Garland regarded the idea of using a million-dollar inheritance to free the world of million-dollar inheritances as hypocritical and resisted Sinclair’s entreaties.

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It was a desperate entreaty to U.S. officials to stanch the so-called Iron River, the southbound flow of arms that was fueling record levels of carnage in Mexico.

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Producer Patrick Spence also made an impassioned entreaty: "It's not over. We beg you... get the story out."

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