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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Suppliant

· Sup·pli·ant · IPA /ˈsʌpliənt/
01 a. Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating.
  1. 1.
    Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating.
    “The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud.” — Dryden.
  2. 2.
    Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication.
    “To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee.” — Milton.
Syn. Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring.
02 n. One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively.
  1. 1.
    One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively.
    “Hear thy suppliant's prayer.” — Dryden.