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Dictionary: sup·pli·ant   (sŭp'lē-ənt) pronunciation
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adj.
Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching.

n.
A supplicant.

[From Middle English, one who supplicates, from Old French, present participle of supplier, to entreat, from Latin supplicāre. See supplicate.]

suppliance sup'pli·ance n.
suppliantly sup'pli·ant·ly adv.

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noun

    One who humbly entreats: beggar, prayer2, suitor, supplicant. See request.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: one praying humbly for something
  Synonyms: petitioner, supplicant

The adjective suppliant has one meaning:

Meaning #1: humbly entreating
  Synonyms: supplicant, supplicatory

 
 
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