suppliant

n. குரையிரப்போர், (பெ.) தாழ்ந்து வேண்டுதலசெய்கிற, பணிந்து குறையிரக்கிற, பணிந்து குறையிரத்தலைக் காட்டுகிற.

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Sup"pli*ant, a. Etym: [F., p.pr. of supplier to entreat, L. supplicare. See Supplicate, and cf. Supplicant.] 1. Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating. The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. Dryden. 2. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. Milton. Syn. -- Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring. -- Sup"pli*ant*ly, adv. -- Sup"pli*ant*ness, n. Sup"pli*ant, n. Defn: One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively. Hear thy suppliant's prayer. Dryden.

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