I. -ənt 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
1. : humbly imploring : entreating
a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness — O. J. Baab
2. : expressing supplication
upraised to the heavens… suppliant arms — William Styron
• sup·pli·ant·ly adverb