suppliant
[ suhp-lee-uh nt ]
/ ˈsʌp li ənt /
noun
a person who supplicates; petitioner.
adjective
expressive of supplication, as words, actions, etc.
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Origin of suppliant
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, present participle of supplier < Latin supplicāre to beseech, supplicate. See -ant
OTHER WORDS FROM suppliant
sup·pli·ant·ly, adverbsup·pli·ant·ness, nounun·sup·pli·ant, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH suppliant
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Definition for suppliants (2 of 2)
Suppliants, The
noun
a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
a tragedy (c420 b.c.) by Euripides.
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British Dictionary definitions for suppliants
suppliant
/ (ˈsʌplɪənt) /
adjective
expressing entreaty or supplication
noun, adjective
another word for supplicant
Derived forms of suppliant
suppliantly, adverbsuppliance, nounWord Origin for suppliant
C15: from French supplier to beseech, from Latin supplicāre to kneel in entreaty; see supple
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