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Suppliant
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively. Hear thy suppliant's prayer. Dryden.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating. The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. Dryden.
2. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. Milton.
Synonyms: Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring. Sup"pli*ant*ly, adv. Sup"pli*ant*ness, n.