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suppliant

1. sup.pli.ant \-*nt\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. prp. of supplier to supplicate, 
   fr. L supplicare] : one who supplicates 
2. suppliant aj [MF, prp.] : BESEECHING, IMPLORING  - sup.pli.ant.ly av