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Definition of: suppliant
(sup′lē·ənt) adjective
1. Entreating earnestly and humbly; beseeching.
2. Manifesting entreaty or submissive supplication.
—noun One who supplicates. [<MF, ppr. of supplier <L supplicare SUPPLICATE]
—sup′pli·ant·ly adverb
—sup′pli·ant·ness noun
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