Supplicant

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /ˈsÊŒplɪkÉ™nt/
• Hyphenation: sup + pli + cant

Origin

Latin supplicans, "supplicating, bowing down" from supplico "kneel, bow down, request", from sub- "lower" + plico "fold".

Full definition of supplicant

Adjective

1. begging, pleading, supplicating

Noun

1. one who comes to humbly ask or petition

Related terms

• supplicate
• applicant