- supplicant
- sup|pli|cant [ `sʌplıkənt ] noun count LITERARYsomeone who requests something from someone powerful or from God
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Supplicant — Sup pli*cant, n. One who supplicates; a suppliant. [1913 Webster] The wise supplicant . . . left the event to God. Rogers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Supplicant — Sup pli*cant, a. [L. supplicans, p. pr. See {Supplicate}, and cf. {Suppliant}.] Entreating; asking submissively. Shak. {Sup pli*cant*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supplicant — index petitioner, suitor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
supplicant — 1590s, from L. supplicantem (nom. supplicans), prp. of supplicare plead humbly (see SUPPLICATION (Cf. supplication)) … Etymology dictionary
supplicant — [sup′lə kənt] adj. that supplicates; supplicating n. a person who supplicates; suppliant … English World dictionary
Supplicant — This page is about candidates for degrees and humble petitioners; for information on the computing term see Supplicant (computer).A Supplicant, one who supplicates, is a term applied to humble petitioners, and in particular to University of… … Wikipedia
supplicant — [[t]sʌ̱plɪkənt[/t]] supplicants N COUNT A supplicant is a person who prays to God or respectfully asks an important person to help them or to give them something that they want very much. [FORMAL] He flung himself down in the flat submissive… … English dictionary
supplicant — UK [ˈsʌplɪkənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms supplicant : singular supplicant plural supplicants literary someone who requests something from someone powerful or from God … English dictionary
supplicant — /sup li keuhnt/, adj. 1. supplicating. n. 2. a suppliant. [1590 1600; < L supplicant (s. of supplicans), prp. of supplicare to SUPPLICATE; see ANT; doublet of SUPPLIANT] * * * … Universalium
supplicant — supplicate ► VERB ▪ ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly. DERIVATIVES supplicant adjective & noun supplication noun supplicatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin supplicare implore … English terms dictionary
Supplicant (computer) — The term supplicant is used in the IEEE 802.1X standard, where the supplicant is an entity at one end of a point to point LAN segment that seeks to be authenticated by an authenticator attached to the other end of that link. In practice, a… … Wikipedia
