suppliant
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suppliant
- /ˈsʌpliənt/
Where it comes from
From French suppliant, present participle of supplier. Doublet of supplicant.
adjective more suppliant · most suppliant
- Entreating with humility; supplicant. to bow and sue for grace with suppliant knee
- Supplying; auxiliary. your levy Must be suppliant
noun suppliants
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One who pleads or requests earnestly.
In reuerence therefore of the hopes vvhich the Grecians haue repoſed in you, and of the preſence of Iupiter Olympius, in vvhoſe Temple here, vve are in a manner ſuppliants to you, receiue the Mitylenians into league, and ayde vs.
Similar: beseecher, petitioner, supplicant
Translations
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adj entreating with humility
| Español | suplicante |
|---|---|
| Português | suplicante |
| Français | suppliant |
| Русский | проси́тельный prosítelʹnyj, умоля́ющий umoljájuščij |
noun one who pleads or requests earnestly
| Français | suppliant |
|---|---|
| Italiano | supplice |
| Русский | проси́тель prosítelʹ, проси́тельница prosítelʹnica |
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