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postulant
[ pos-chuh-luhnt ]
/ ˈpɒs tʃə lənt /
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noun
a candidate, especially for admission into a religious order.
a person who asks or applies for something.
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Origin of postulant
1750–60; <French <Latin postulant- (stem of postulāns), present participle of postulāre to ask for, claim, require
OTHER WORDS FROM postulant
pos·tu·lant·ship, nounWords nearby postulant
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British Dictionary definitions for postulant
postulant
/ (ˈpɒstjʊlənt) /
noun
a person who makes a request or application, esp a candidate for admission to a religious order
Derived forms of postulant
postulancy or postulantship, nounWord Origin for postulant
C18: from Latin postulāns asking, from postulāre to ask, demand
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