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suppliant

[ suhp-lee-uhnt ]

noun

  1. a person who supplicates; petitioner.


adjective

  1. expressive of supplication, as words, actions, etc.

suppliant

/ ˈʌɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. expressing entreaty or supplication
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another word for supplicant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈܱԳ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܱp·Գ· adverb
  • ܱp·Գ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ܱp·Գ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of suppliant1

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French, present participle of supplier < Latin ܱ to beseech, supplicate. See -ant
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of suppliant1

C15: from French supplier to beseech, from Latin ܱ to kneel in entreaty; see supple
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And when at last I opened my eyes the silence which had enfolded me had given place to a pervasive murmur, the sound from the suppliant lips and beseeching throats of the multitude.

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“Your mission will be hard this year,” wrote Anne-Marie, another adult suppliant.

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“I am a suppliant at your knees, O Queen,” he said.

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A priest flocked by suppliant children entreats Oedipus, renowned for his mental prowess, to find the answer that will rescue the city.

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Shooting it frontally, Greene looked up at the timeworn face from the subordinate vantage point of a suppliant.

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