suppliant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: suppliant	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suppliant adj humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness" Synonym(s): suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory n one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" Synonym(s): petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requester
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppliant \Sup"pliant\, a. [F., p. pr. of supplier to entreat, L. supplicare. See {Supplicate}, and cf. {Supplicant}.] 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. Syn: Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring. -- {Sup"pliantly}, adv. -- {Sup"pliantness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppliant \Sup"pli*ant\, n. One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively. Hear thy suppliant's prayer. --Dryden.