postulant
pronunciation
How to pronounce postulant in British English:
UK ['pɒstjʊlənt]
How to pronounce postulant in American English:
US ['pɒstʃələnt]
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- Noun:
- one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order
Word Origin
- postulant (n.)
- 1759, from French postulant "applicant, candidate," literally "one who asks," from Latin postulantem (nominative postulans), present participle of postulare "to ask, demand" (see postulate (v.)).