noun Etymology: French, petitioner, candidate, ~, from Middle French, from present participle of postuler to demand, solicit, from Latin postulare Date: 1759 a person admitted to a religious order as a probationary candidate for membership, a person on probation before being admitted as a candidate for holy orders in the Episcopal Church
POSTULANT
Meaning of POSTULANT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012