supplicant
[suhp-li-kuh nt]
adjective
noun
a suppliant.
Origin of supplicant
1590–1600; < Latin supplicant- (stem of supplicāns), present participle of supplicāre to supplicate; see -ant; doublet of suppliant
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Examples from the Web for supplicant
Contemporary Examples of supplicant
The idea that Facebook should be a supplicant to anybody is absurd.
Historical Examples of supplicant
So not as a supplicant did he come to her, but as one who demanded fiercely love for love.
A Book of MythsJean Lang
Each god is to the mind of the supplicant as good as all gods.
Chips From A German Workshop - Volume IFriedrich Max Mller
A token is being exchanged between her and the supplicant at her right.
The Tapestry BookHelen Churchill Candee
"He has just saved your life, my liege," cried the supplicant.
Windsor CastleWilliam Harrison Ainsworth
And, with a slight effort, he threw the supplicant from him, and dashed into the street.
HildebrandAnonymous
supplicant
suppliant
noun
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Word Origin for supplicant
C16: from Latin supplicāns beseeching; see supple
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