suppliant
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sup·pli·ant
(sŭp'lē-ənt) 
adj.
Asking humbly and earnestly; beseeching.
n.
A supplicant.
suppliantly sup'pli·ant·ly adv.
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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