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Adjective: suppliant  súpleeunt
  1. Humbly entreating
    "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness"
    - supplicant, supplicatory
Noun: suppliant  súpleeunt
  1. One praying humbly for something
    "a suppliant for her favours"
    - petitioner, supplicant, requester

Derived forms: suppliants

See also: beseeching, imploring, pleading, supplicate

Type of: applicant, applier

Encyclopedia: Suppliant