n.
Pronunciation: ' päs-ch ə -l ə nt
Function: noun
Etymology: French, petitioner, candidate, postulant, from Middle French, from present participle of postuler to demand, solicit, from Latin postulare
Date: 1759
1 : a person admitted to a religious order as a probationary candidate for membership
2 : a person on probation before being admitted as a candidate for holy orders in the Episcopal Church