suppliance

[ suh-plahy-uh ns ]

/ səˈplaɪ əns /

noun

the act, method, or process of supplying.

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Question 1 of 11

Which of the following bird names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Words nearby suppliance

supplementation, suppletion, suppletive, suppletory, supplex, suppliance, suppliancy, suppliant, suppliants, the, supplicant, supplicate

Origin of suppliance

First recorded in 1590–1600; supply¹ + -ance

Definition for suppliance (2 of 2)

suppliance²

[ suhp-lee-uh ns ]

/ ˈsʌp li əns /

noun

appeal; entreaty; plea; supplication: He knelt in an attitude of suppliance.

Also suppliancy.

Origin of suppliance

First recorded in 1605–15; suppli(ant) + -ance

Example sentences from the Web for suppliance

On the contrary, he was all softness, all suppliance—a wooer!
The Maroon|Mayne Reid
And with arms still raised in suppliance for his great unselfish soul, he sprang out backward to the darkening sea.
Atlantic Narratives|Mary Antin
The colonel had brushed it aside with rough hand and sharp word; the major had come penitent and in suppliance.
The Rustler of Wind River|G. W. Ogden
She turned away, unable to withstand the suppliance of his eyes.
Trusia|Davis Brinton

“When Greece her knees in suppliance bent,” when he stuck there.
Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. I|Various