supplicant
pronunciation
How to pronounce supplicant in British English:
UK [ˈsʌplɪkənt]
How to pronounce supplicant in American English:
US [ˈsʌplɪkənt]
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- Noun:
- someone who prays to God
- one praying humbly for something
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- Adjective:
- humbly entreating
Word Origin
- supplicant (adj.)
- 1590s, from Latin supplicantem (nominative supplicans), present participle of supplicare "plead humbly" (see supplication). As a noun from 1590s, "a humble petitioner."
Example
- 1. Britain was an indebted supplicant .
- 2. They want ai5 as a supplicant client , rather than as a well-disposed but independent ally .
- 3. I come as a supplicant begging a favour .
- 4. Berkshire ' was a supplier of liquidity and capital to the system , not a supplicant , ' he wrote .
- 5. So the american relationship with china was based from the start on washington as supplicant .