SUPPLIANT


Meaning of SUPPLIANT in English

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from present participle of supplier to supplicate, from Latin supplicare Date: 15th century supplicant , II. adjective Etymology: Middle French, present participle Date: circa 1567 humbly imploring ; entreating , expressing supplication , ~ly adverb

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