PRAYER

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French priere, praiere, preiere, from Medieval Latin precaria, from Latin, feminine of precarius obtained by entreaty, from prec-, prex Date: 14th century 1. a. an address (as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought , a set order of words used in praying, an earnest request or wish, the act or practice of praying to God or a god , a religious service consisting chiefly of ~s, something prayed for, a slight chance , II. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from prayen to pray + 2-er Date: 14th century one that prays ; supplicant