ENTREATY


Meaning of ENTREATY in English

/ ɪnˈtriːti; NAmE / noun

( pl. -ies ) [ C , U ] ( formal ) a serious and often emotional request

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in the sense treatment, management ; formerly also as intreaty ): from entreat , on the pattern of treaty .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.