suppliant
1suppliant — suppliant, iante [ syplijɑ̃, ijɑ̃t ] adj. et n. • XIVe; de supplier 1 ♦ Qui supplie. « L étranger suppliant » (A. Chénier). Fig. « Cette superbe raison humiliée et suppliante » (Pascal). ♢ Qui exprime la supplication. Air, regard suppliant.… …
2suppliant — Suppliant, [suppli]ante. adj. v. Qui supplie. De fier qu il estoit. il est devenu suppliant. je l ay veuë suppliante & prosternée à vos pieds. On dit aussi, Une voix suppliante, un visage suppliant. Suppliant, est aussi subst. Et alors il se dit… …
3suppliant — suppliant, ante (su pli an, an t ) adj. 1° Qui supplie. Suppliante et prosternée au pied des autels. • Archias, ayant appris que Démosthène, retiré dans l île de Calaurie, s était rendu suppliant dans le temple de Neptune, ROLLIN Hist. anc.… …
4Suppliant — Sup pli*ant, a. [F., p. pr. of supplier to entreat, L. supplicare. See {Supplicate}, and cf. {Supplicant}.] 1. Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating. [1913 Webster] The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow… …
5suppliant — Suppliant, Supplicans. Face le suppliant sa requeste en jugement, Supplicans argumentum libelli sui palam in iure exponere iussus, et cum aduersario ea de re certare. B. Le suppliant debouté de sa requeste, Supplicator sua postulatione exclusus,… …
6suppliant — [sup′lē ənt] n. [ME suppliaunt: see SUPPLIANT the adj.] a person who supplicates; petitioner adj. [MFr, prp. of supplier < L supplicare, to SUPPLICATE] 1. asking humbly; supplicating; entreating 2. expressing supplication [suppliant words]… …
7Suppliant — Sup pli*ant, n. One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively. [1913 Webster] Hear thy suppliant s prayer. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
8suppliant — early 15c., humble petitioner, from M.Fr. suppliant, originally prp. of supplier to plead humbly, entreat, beg, pray, from L. supplicare beg, beseech (see SUPPLICATION (Cf. supplication)) …
9suppliant — index special interest, suitor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10suppliant — фр. [сюплиа/н] supplichevole ит. [суппликэ/воле] умоляя …
