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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

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Words related to 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, noun

Word Origin for postulant

C18: from Latin postulāns asking, from postulāre to ask, demand
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