suppliant

== English == === Etymology === From French suppliant, present participle of supplier. Doublet of supplicant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsʌpliənt/ === Adjective === suppliant (comparative more suppliant, superlative most suppliant) Entreating with humility; supplicant. Supplying; auxiliary. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === suppliant (plural suppliants) One who pleads or requests earnestly. Synonyms: beseecher, petitioner, supplicant ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sy.pli.jɑ̃/ === Participle === suppliant present participle of supplier === Adjective === suppliant (feminine suppliante, masculine plural suppliants, feminine plural suppliantes) suppliant, begging, pleading, imploring === Noun === suppliant m (plural suppliants, feminine suppliante) supplicant === Further reading === “suppliant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012