n. The act of supplying; a supply. “The supplial of a preposition.” Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Supply. ] That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification; satisfaction. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The perfume and suppliance of a minute. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Suppliant. ] Supplication; entreaty. [ 1913 Webster ]
When Greece her knee in suppliance bent. Halleck. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F., p. pr. of supplier to entreat, L. supplicare. See Supplicate, and cf. Supplicant. ]
The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
To bow and sue for grace
With suppliant knee. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hear thy suppliant's prayer. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Supplication. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. supplicans, p. pr. See Supplicate, and cf. Suppliant. ] Entreating; asking submissively. Shak. --
n. One who supplicates; a suppliant. [ 1913 Webster ]
The wise supplicant . . . left the event to God. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., he supplicates. ] (Eng. Universities) A petition; esp., a written one, with a certificate that the conditions have been complied with. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore. [ 1913 Webster ]
A man can not brook to supplicate or beg. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]