ENTREATY


Meaning of ENTREATY in English

ə̇n.ˈtrēd.ē, en.-, -rētē, -i noun

Etymology: Middle English entrety, from entreten + -y

1. obsolete

a. : treatment

b. : entertainment

2. : the act of entreating : earnest petition or solicitation : plea

before she could reply to … entreaties … that she would sing again — Jane Austen

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.