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supplicant
[ suhp-li-kuhnt ]
/ ˈsʌp lɪ kənt /
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adjective
noun
a suppliant.
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Origin of supplicant
1590–1600; <Latin supplicant- (stem of supplicāns), present participle of supplicāre to supplicate; see -ant; doublet of suppliant
Words nearby supplicant
suppletory, Supplex, suppliance, suppliancy, suppliant, supplicant, supplicate, supplication, supply, supply and demand, supply chain
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British Dictionary definitions for supplicant
supplicant
suppliant
/ (ˈsʌplɪkənt) /
noun
a person who supplicates
adjective
entreating humbly; supplicating
Word Origin for supplicant
C16: from Latin supplicāns beseeching; see supple
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