What does "suppliant" mean?
Suppliant: Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. Milton. -- Sup"pli*ant*ly, adv. -- Sup"pli*ant*ness, n.
Additional senses
- 2.One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively. Hear thy suppliant's prayer. Dryden.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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