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suppliant

noun
sup·​pli·​ant | \ ˈsÉ™-plÄ“-É™nt How to pronounce suppliant (audio) \

Definition of suppliant

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: supplicant

suppliant

adjective

Definition of suppliant (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : humbly imploring : entreating a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness— O. J. Baab
2 : expressing supplication upraised to the heavens … suppliant arms— William Styron
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Other Words from suppliant

Adjective

suppliantly adverb

Examples of suppliant in a Sentence

Noun

 didn't like being in the position of a suppliant, having to ask her parents to help her pay the rent on her apartment

Adjective

 the suppliant thief pleaded for a second chance

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 William pays price for grabbing The reaction of the male to his suppliants varies. — National Geographic, "Jane Goodall’s original tale of chimpanzees still astonishes today," 17 Apr. 2019 Part of the progress, according to Mr. Selee, is a reaction against President Trump’s Mexiphobia, but the underlying influences are long-term and irreversible: Mexico is no longer a feeble suppliant but a potent, necessary partner. — Felipe Fernández-armesto, WSJ, "‘Vanishing Frontiers’ Review: The Ties That Bind," 25 June 2018

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First Known Use of suppliant

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for suppliant

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from present participle of supplier to supplicate, from Latin supplicare

Adjective

Middle French, present participle

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