POSTULANT


Meaning of POSTULANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpäs-chə-lənt ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.